Comprehending what Jesus is about … or not

Morning: Psalms 121, 122, 123; Zechariah 11:4-17; I Corinthians 3:10-23

Evening: Psalms 124, 125, 126; Nahum 1:1-13; Luke 18:31-43

Those closest to Jesus don’t see that he is inaugurating a new reality by taking upon himself the dark powers and blindness of the old order, even death itself.  They do not comprehend that Jesus absorbs all the brutal fury of the dark forces.  Jesus proposes no military or political solutions, so is often spiritualized or domesticated by adherents and opponents who don’t understand him.  The blind man understands, though … because he trusts Jesus. The non-religious may be slow to accept Jesus, but often it’s his most fervent followers who are most blind to the radical Love he represents.