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Jesus makes his way to the Temple and calls the Temple “my Father’s house”

It’s not just another building however splendid – if it took 46 years to build it, it must have been quite magnificent. It doesn’t matter if it’s of architectural value, what matters to Jesus is that it’s “my Father’s house”

It’s personal, it’s God’s personal space… and Jesus feels they’re invading it… running amuck!

We’re not told why Jesus is so irritated but I think we can say confidently it’s because the worship of God has become secondary.

He gets annoyed and clears the place.

That he gets away with this indicates that they’re wary of him, that they sense he has authority, possesses authority, but they don’t know where it comes from.

In our era many have completely lost the sense of this space as the Father’s house, God’s personal space, not just the local church.

Many have also lost the sense that how we behave here could really irritate Jesus, really annoy Jesus!

This is so important to grasp – with God everything is personal.

Twenty-sixth Sunday

Luke: 16:19-31 The rich man and Lazarus

Look at the dog – I’m loving 🥰 that dog.

He’s everything a Christian should be.

He rambles up to Lazarus, he has time, he’s not in a rush, he doesn’t pass him by, he doesn’t ignore him, he rambles over to him and licks his sores, he spends time with Lazarus.

A dogs lick is friendly… he likes you… not to mention the age-old belief that a dogs lick is healing ❤️‍🩹

In human terms it’s the equivalent of sitting down at the gate with Lazarus and putting your arm around him.

And even if the roles were somehow reversed, if the rich man was the one sitting at the gate, the dog wouldn’t pass him either… it’d make no difference to the dog whether it was Lazarus or the rich man… he wouldn’t discriminate between rich and poor.

There’s so much Christianity in the dog!

If we could all be more like the dog perhaps 🤔 we’d create Heaven on earth!