What
was it about Jesus
that was so confusing for governments
and for ordinary people?
that was so confusing for governments
and for ordinary people?
Pilate
couldn’t make sense of Jesus
and half the time we can’t either.
and half the time we can’t either.
We
want a God who comes in might and power to take all before him
and yet we get Jesus:
unmistakably human and vulnerable,
trouble-maker
peace-lover,
political subversive
always on the side of love, not power
human, even to the point of death.
and yet we get Jesus:
unmistakably human and vulnerable,
trouble-maker
peace-lover,
political subversive
always on the side of love, not power
human, even to the point of death.
We
keep asking the question,
‘God, who are you?’
in the hope we’ll get a different answer.
And God just keeps coming back with this one.
‘God, who are you?’
in the hope we’ll get a different answer.
And God just keeps coming back with this one.
~
written by Cheryl Lawrie and posted on [hold
this space]. http://holdthisspace.org.au/
