Mark 7: 24-30
Rooke Chapel Worship, Sunday 8.30.20
Bucknell University
I love a good, human Jesus story.
our stories of him,
are always pushing and pulling between,
the divine pole and the human pole.
Because it’s a paradox that he’s somehow both, right?
This amazing gift,
Emmanuel,
God with us.
Fully divine. Fully human.
More stories of more sorts,
as ever,
I think, help enrich our picture of him,
help us relate and connect.
But I especially like a Jesus with his feet on the ground.
I like a dusty Jesus.
And a hungry Jesus.
A Jesus who weeps once in a while over a friend.
Or gets annoyed with his disciples,
or gets mad at injustice.
A Jesus who gets tired and overwhelmed,
and needs to take a step back.
I like that emotionally honest savior.
But one thing I don’t like.
Is a mean Jesus.
A cruel Jesus.
And make no mistake,
it is cruel for Jesus to call this woman, a dog.