Acting as Children of God
Proper 25B | Mark 10:46-52
So Jesus and company have traveled a long way and they are nearing Jerusalem — their final destination. They are in Jericho, which, according to Google, is twenty-two miles from Jerusalem, which they could do in a day’s walk. So they are getting close.
Thematically, this is the last story before their arrival in Jerusalem, so we’re already feeling anxious to get there. When traveling, you know that the last leg of the trip is all about anticipation, isn’t it? My Father-in-law is from a small town called Rodessa, in northwest Louisiana and whenever Rose and family would drive with him from Davison, Michigan down to Rodessa, they could tell when they were getting close, perhaps the other side of Little Rock, Arkansas, when Jimmy would talk less, his foot would drive a little deeper on the accelerator; he knew he was almost home. …
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