Evening: Psalms 134, 135; John 6:16-27
Jesus walks on water in 3 of the Gospels … This story comes up often in a 2-year cycle of readings. It’s a key story for people whose foundational narrative is the Exodus – Moses leading the nation from slavery to freedom through the Red Sea. Jesus is the ‘new Moses’, confronting the storms that afflict people now and inviting them to trust that, in God’s strength, they can weather these storms. The crowds watching just want Jesus to give them more bread; Jesus wants his followers and the crowds to take courage and embark on the dangerous passage to freedom.
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