The Sign of Jonah

The Sign of Jonah
Luke 11.29-41

The great church is completely dark. It is almost midnight, and the little crowd outside the west door shuffles round and stamps to keep warm in the chilly April air. Then, as the clock strikes, the fire is lit, with a sudden glow on all the watching faces. A single candle is lit from the fire. The doors swing open, the light moves forward into the pitch-black church, and the Easter celebration begins. Soon the whole place will be full of flickering, glowing candlelight, the light of God’s power and love shining in the darkness of the world...

Taken from Luke for Everyone – by Tom Wright