In The Meantime - Week One - "The Burden"
This week I am beginning a new sermon series on the Old Testament book of Habakkuk . I have wanted to do a sermon series on Habakkuk since I was a seminary student and I saw this statue on the right when I was on a trip to Italy: This statue was created by Donatello in the 15th Century, and is affectionately known as Lo Zuccone, "The Bald One ." When I saw this statue, I was able to walk up to it and stare the prophet in the face. Donatello's vision of Habakkuk is not rooted in any sort of Biblical evidence, but there's just something about it that struck my imagination. The prophet looks as though he has seen something, and whatever he has seen has changed him. His mouth is open, his eyes are wild and he is ready to speak. To deliver the burden that he has been given to bear. "The Burden" is the title of my first sermon from the book of Habakkuk. The "burden" in question is the prophecy that the prophet received, but I'll get to th...