Blog tagged as Devotional

The disciples want to know where they sit on the ladder. That is how the old world works. The law ranks us, first and last, better and worse, and leaves the conscience unsure. Jesus does not answer by hoisting the lowly onto the high seats. He puts a child in the middle of them. The point is not tha...

The disciples had a perfectly reasonable plan. “Send the crowds away so they can buy food for themselves.” Measure the need, calculate the shortfall, and let the marketplace sort it out. Jesus will have none of it. “They need not go away,” He says. “You give them something to eat.”

With five loaves a...