I Must Decrease. "John answered and said, "No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said that I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before …More
I Must Decrease.
"John answered and said, "No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said that I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before him. The one who has the bride is the bridegroom; the best man, who stands and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine has been made complete. He must increase; I must decrease." – John 3:27-30, which is part of today's Gospel on the Saturday after Epiphany. 15th-century statue of St John the Baptist in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr
"John answered and said, "No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said that I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before him. The one who has the bride is the bridegroom; the best man, who stands and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine has been made complete. He must increase; I must decrease." – John 3:27-30, which is part of today's Gospel on the Saturday after Epiphany. 15th-century statue of St John the Baptist in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
Source: Lawrence OP on Flickr