As if, like, approximately. Hōseí. Scripture uses it to bridge the visible and the invisible, the known and the barely graspable. Let comparison open your eyes to what is real.

Nonsense, idle talk, incredible story. Lēros. When the women reported the resurrection, the disciples heard it as lēros and did not believe. Even the greatest truth can sound like nonsense to an unprepared heart. Stay open.

Not logos — the written word — but rhema, the word spoken in the moment. The angel says to Mary: no rhema from God shall be without power. Every specific word God speaks into your situation carries the ability to accomplish itself. He does not speak empty words.

This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.