The Tragedy of John the Baptist (Is it ours too?) - Rev. David Pileggi

John the Baptist proclaimed that Jesus was the Messiah. “Behold, the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” But later, he began to doubt and sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you the One who is to come?” Under great duress in prison and imprisoned by his own eschatological interpretation, John was unable to see the expanding Kingdom of Heaven as proclaimed by Jesus. Like John, we too can be hampered by despair in our present circumstances, be limited by our theology, and can fail to recognize God’s agenda and the timetable of His Kingdom.