power
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Preparing for the last Sunday after Pentecost gives us a chance to confront the question of power and kingship from below.
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When James and John request a special place, they make the mistake of thinking they’re better. We must resist thinking they’re worse.
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In skipping over the third Passion prediction, the lectionary doesn’t help us connect the dots to the nature of the disciples’ error.
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The challenge of the Passion Predictions is that they force us to confront our failure to follow Jesus, to love in the way he teaches.
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In this week’s reflection, we respond to the people’s reaction to a Jesus miracle: that they want to make Jesus a king by force.
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When Jesus washes the feet of his disciples on Maundy Thursday, he is showing them the kind of grace that we’re still afraid of.