Evening: Psalm 103; Zechariah 12:9-11; 13:1, 7-9; Matthew 21:12-17
Messages whispered in just a few ears get garbled. It's no surprise, then, that Jesus’s story, after 2000 years, is distorted, individualized, and domesticated. But the Gospel clearly shows Jesus challenging relentlessly corruption and abuses of power. For this, they arrest and try him on trumped up charges. His message may have been distorted, but – reading carefully – it’s clear that Jesus is about something much bigger than individual transformation or moralizing sermons. His quest endures in us too, if we are faithful: to root out injustice wherever it thrives and to seek to build all human endeavours on strong foundations.
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