Our Christ has given us his
word, the word that he is the Son of God. With stones in their hands, the
crowds wait for a reason to throw these stones, and Jesus gives it to them. The
crowd picks the rocks up from the street at hearing this blasphemy and still
Jesus continues speaking. In their eyes he has committed a great sin. And so
they attempt to bury him with the stones that lay beneath their feet. Jesus
escapes “from their power”; I take this to mean the power of ignorance. For the
people have heard but do not believe.
Jesus has given us yet another
example of what faith looks like in the reality of life lived. He has shown us
the power of faith in him and the Father, who are one. Now it is our turn to
stand up in the face of adversity, for our faith and with our faith.
by David
E. Gonzales
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