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There is an emoji for everything. Our texts to each other are unable to capture emotion without a little digital assistance. The emoji for this sermon: raised eyebrows. Raise your eyebrows with me. When do you do that? When you disapprove of something or someone? When you are shocked or surprised? This non-verbal quick “eyebrow flash” signals our attention or need for more information.
John is in prison, and prisons in those days were less about internment and more like a place to await trial or execution. They didn’t provide for the needs of the imprisoned at all. It was up to the community of the prisoner to provide food, clothing, even medical care. John’s visitors are faithful to him - bringing food, clothing, as well as news of the outside world.
The big reveal. It’s about the hype. It’s about the spectacle. Some young parents stage elaborately choreographed events. Synchronized in real-time on social media. To announce the gender of their expected baby.