Details, details

"The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Holy-of-Holies."

This is one detail that stands out. Only the chief priest could enter the holy of holies.

Throughout the centuries (millennia!), things have changed. When Jesus breathed his last, the curtain in the temple tore in two from top to bottom.

God is on the loose in the world. We are priests and priestesses in his kingdom.

One of the most radical notions in Lutheranism is the priesthood of all believers. If we really lived that out, the roof would blow off the church.

And the pastor wouldn't be the only one to pray out loud... =)