Drew Downs, Writing with Hope – Make a New Normal

Why “they started it” is the defense of the guilty

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At once obvious and devious, focusing on who starts a conflict is a clever way to avoid thinking about who is exploiting it.

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Digging into the confrontation over authority in this week’s gospel, we might make interesting connections with our own conversations.

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When Jesus is questioned about his authority, we are confronted with our own sense of it—and of trust, conflict, and how we are to each other.

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We often treat authority, like our understanding of power, as disembodied and other, rather than based in our relationships.

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We’re moving into teachings from within the midst of Holy Week. And it is important to give ourselves that context to understand them.

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In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, Jesus offers us a chance to look at our relationships completely differently: with generosity.