Episode 222: Jesus, Are You the One?
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
“Today, that’s where the Gospel takes us—
to an underground dungeon… stone walls… darkness.
Time moves different down here. You can’t mark the days by sunlight—only by footsteps… keys… a piece of bread shoved in. There is no horizon.”
“And John is waiting. And waiting is not neutral. Waiting presses on everything you thought you knew. Waiting messes with your prayers. It messes with your memory.”
“And questions surface—raw, unedited, honest:
‘God, are you really who I thought you were? …If the prophecies are being fulfilled… where is the promised justice?’”
“‘Are you… the one who is to come, or should we wait… for another?’”
“And Jesus answers, ‘Look… The answer is right in front of you… not in a lightning bolt… but in mercy you can touch… in ordinary places where God keeps choosing life.’”
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