In all of the order of the Temple, we struggle to see the mess underneath; why things need to change; and even what to do about it.
Jesus and the need to change
Lent 3B | John 2:13-22
Some people really don’t know what to do with this story. And some really do know what to do with this story and they like it!
People say “what would Jesus do?” Well, apparently, driving money-changers out of the Temple is on the list!
Images depicting Jesus with a whip are super meme-able. In part because it plays against type. And part because we do want to find Jesus’s line in the sand. Not just because it looks like ours, but because it makes us feel like we’re on the right track.
Think about it. Jesus eats with tax collectors and drives out the bankers. Make of that what you will…
Really what we’re trying to find is not a Jesus that looks like us. In a way, we’re contending with a Jesus who doesn’t look like us 99% of the time—but does this one time.
Wasn’t it Groucho Marx that said he didn’t want to be a part of a group that would have him as a member? Honestly, the point is to try to make me look more like Jesus. I really don’t want him looking more like me…
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