Watering arid pharasaism!
Soul Snack 9/219 ... A Stable faith!
Jesus was born in a stable and John the baptist was groomed in the desert! Yet, inhospitable places to humans were the rich soil for eternity!
Into the contemporary religious desert, and the arid faith of the pharisees Jesus introduced a fresh faith that brought water and not weeds.
This new faith would produce a good faith - grace would replace greed and love would replace legalism.
Sadly for another 2 millienia the wrestle of religion has remained between suffocating dry rules and a living vibrant grace.
His parched throat of tormented terror gasps final words of grace across the assembled throng -
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Lk 23:34
Misunderstood he died, and mistaken by most He rises again.
From the stable came the wealth of grace and the replacement of rule with relationship.
Arid pharasaism was watered with the blood of heaven, for in that stable slept He who would bring the richest of fare!