UPFRONT June 2, 2008 ISSUE

Christ comes to each of us

JENNY ROEMER, STAFF EDITOR

Consider the word transformation, and you can't help but realize it suggests potential. This week's Sentinel focuses on the transforming power of the Christ—breathtaking in scope, immediate in its power, though not always dramatic to the senses.

In our lead article, Channing Walker sets the scene as he observes the gradual sunrise over a mountain lake in California: "The transforming power of the Christ can be a bit like that. Quiet as the dawn, but far-reaching enough to luminate the entire landscape."

The landscape of thought is what this magazine watches. And it's on this mental landscape that the Christ, as God's healing message of truth, comes to overhaul any mistaken or heavy concepts we might have of ourselves, or of God. Our authors point out that the Christ isn't something we're activating ourselves. Its refreshing appearance in our lives isn't dependent on how much we think we deserve to feel the message of God's love. As Channing emphasizes, "It doesn't matter why or how many times anyone may have slipped back into old, uninspired, or selfish ways of thinking and acting. The good news is, the Christ, with endless patience and tenderness, continues to come to us."

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