Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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The gap in this week’s lectionary tells the story of the healing of the Demoniac. But that isn’t the part that astounds us.
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Why is the anxiety of the disciples more relatable than the calmness of Jesus? And why doesn’t it seem to bother us more than it does?
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Preparing for the next part of the lectionary, let’s double up on the backstory. So we can be less surprised than the disciples are.
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The readings for Proper 6B again connect the trouble with kings with the matters of belief. It is an opportunity to see possibilities.
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Jesus offers two teachings this week, beginning each with a familiar phrase “the kingdom is like” inviting his followers to look from different views.
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We treat dreams as optional rather than vital and skepticism like something virtuous and real. This arrangement reinforces failure.