Archibald Shaw: Witness to Christ in the Sudan

Sermon preached in Christ Church

Alexandria, Virginia

June 6, 1999

The way to faith in God for many of us has run through a person. One definition of a saint is a person through whom God's light shines. You would of course expect me as a seminary professor to emphasize the importance, for a mature faith in God, of asking questions and of engaging in serious study. But most of us would never ask our questions or pursue them seriously if we had not first met someone who in their person communicated to us deep trust in God. These people who have embodied for us trust in God are unforgettable. They have made us who we are.