Ash Wednesday, 2022
Jesus says, “I know my own and they know me.” “Knowing” in John’s Gospel has to do with relationship rather than knowledge.
Jesus says, “I am the shepherd.” That’s an easy image for our minds. But Jesus also says, “I am the gate.” That’s a more confusing image. What does Jesus mean, and what is he trying to tell us about his radical commitment to being in a relationship with us? Jesus really wants to know us. Do we want to be known?