Emphasis Preaching Journal

"A grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die. Then it makes many seeds (John 12:24, The New Century Version)." To die is a form of letting go. The apostles had to learn to let go of Jesus' physical presence and their desire to be in control. Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881, but he lived in France from 1904 until his death in 1973. At one time, he employed a young ceramist named Jean Ramier, who baked the plates which Picasso painted. Jean was to marry his fiancee, Susanne. The young couple had rented a tiny, three-room apartment.