Thought experiment: Imagine the field of vision of the angel of death at the first Passover, looking down upon the doorposts and lintels of the children of Abraham. Millions of doorways, along alleys and lanes in the land of Goshen, supernaturally marked so as to repel the angel of death.
Now imagine the field of vision of the angel of death today, looking down upon persons, homes and churches, businesses and vehicles, altar rails and reserved sacrament, and perhaps even regions and municipalities marked with the Blood of the Lamb–a tangled network of life and love shining bright against the darkness.
Joshua 2:10-11 (NIV)
We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. When we heard of it, our hearts melted in fear and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
Lord, You are indeed God in heaven above and on earth below. You are King of kings and Lord of lords.
Rahab acknowledged Your greatness, and You delivered her and her family from destruction. You have delivered Bishop Lawrence from the deposition charges, and we thank You.
Rahab tied a scarlet cord in the window of the city wall. Should the angel of death look down upon the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina through an unseen portal, let the vision of the Blood of the Lamb applied to the faithful and their homes and churches and businesses and vehicles melt his heart in fear. The fibers of Rahab’s cord (interlacing, twisting pennants of red, overlapping and knotted at the window) were a token of salvation for her, her family, and all that they had. We apply the Blood of Jesus Christ as a token for the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. Amen.
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