reason to praise God in awe and reverence? Or are we like John, still puzzling over who Jesus is and if he can possibly be the Messiah we hoped he would be? Do we see God’s path of redemption and thus see God’s work and ways as justified? Or have we determined in advance what God must do so that we miss out on what he is doing, thus rejecting his purposes for our lives? Most of all, do we see ourselves as righteous judges called to determine who has the right to approach God? Or do we see ourselves