Emphasis Preaching Journal

John the Baptist "testified to the Light" (Christ) by reflecting the same Light in the arena where he was called to serve. Eventually executed for having served faithfully, he set a pattern imitated by courageous martyrs ever since. Such a "testifier to the Light of Christ" was Hugh Latimer, English Bishop of Worcester during the reign of King Henry VIII. Latimer was a major figure in ecclesiastical reform during the reign of Protestant King Edward VI, but was executed by the Roman Catholic monarch, Queen Mary.