In 47 daily Lenten reflections on readings from Luke’s Gospel, beginning on Ash Wednesday, Alan Bartlett examines how we see Jesus. As we say in the creeds, Jesus was both truly God and truly human but,nAlan Bartlett argues, Jesus remains a bit baffling and so remains distant. However, if we are prepared to spend time with the Jesus presented to us in the Gospels, looking slowly and honestly, then we will meet him, experience his deep humanity and move through that to see God in him and so meet God in him.

In 47 daily Lenten reflections on readings from Luke's Gospel, beginning on Ash Wednesday, Alan Bartlett examines how we see Jesus. As we say in the creeds, Jesus was both truly God and truly human but,nAlan Bartlett argues, Jesus remains a bit baffling and so remains distant.