Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Tuesday, August 27, 2002
In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the
Lord.
Two months later, Sir Roger woke up and sensed a compelling inward voice that said, "Go to
York." He was not a man given to such voices, but the next day he saddled his horse and set
off to York. When he arrived he discovered a large crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
On hearing that it was the last day of a murder trial, he entered the courthouse and sat in the
public gallery, from where he heard the guilty verdict pronounced. When the accused man was
asked if he had anything to say, he replied: "I am innocent. I was more than one hundred miles
from the crime on the day it took place. I was in Colchester. Another man and myself heard a
clock strike thirteen. If only I could find him, he could vouch for my innocence." Immediately Sir
Roger stood up and declared: "Now I know why I was to come to York." He explained who he
was and showed the judge his diary which he always carried with him. The accused was
declared innocent on the basis of Sir Roger's testimony. As he and Sir Roger walked out of the
court, the freed man turned to his benefactor and said, "You are the only man in all the world
who could have saved me."
Here is God's word for today. You and I are in torment and turmoil because of our
estrangement from God, and there is only one man who can help us. That one man is Jesus of
Nazareth. He is the only one who can make us truly whole.
(Ephesians 2.21
NRSV)
Over two centuries ago, a wealthy landowner, Sir Roger Boulter, visited the traveling fair at
Colchester. As he went round the stalls and sideshows, he suddenly heard the market-square
clock begin to chime. Like a child, he counted, but he could not believe his ears. The clock
chimed thirteen! He thought he had miscounted until a small dark fellow standing next to him
turned and verified the happening by saying, "The clock struck thirteen." That night Sir Roger
recorded the incident in his diary.
God of peace, make me whole through your savior and take away the turmoil of my life. Amen.
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