Authority
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Our gospel this week returns to ideas of love and authority. Two concepts that seem, at first, to have nothing to do with each other. And yet…
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In his exploration of authority, Jesus confronts those confronting him, and reveals a way of being in the world that can save us all.
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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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While Jesus condemns the will to power, we can’t imagine a world without it. So maybe we should try harder.