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Emoke Greschik
greschem at gmail.com
2019. Feb. 18., H, 16:25:08 CET
*Friends, in today’s Gospel the Pharisees demand Jesus give them a sign in
order to prove his authority, perhaps a miracle. But I’d like to draw your
attention to the final line in the passage: “He left them, got into the
boat again, and went off to the other shore.”Whose boat was this? Well, the
previous verses confirm it belonged to his disciples. Jesus entering the
boat calls to mind his first encounter with Peter. One day, Peter was going
about his ordinary business, washing his nets and preparing for a catch.
Then without warning, without asking permission, Jesus got into his boat.
Now, the boat was everything for Peter; it was his livelihood, his
security. But Jesus just got in and began giving orders.So it goes in the
order of grace. The true God cannot be manipulated, determined by us, or
controlled through our efforts. We can’t act like the Pharisees in today’s
Gospel, demanding that God behave for us. Rather, he comes into our
lives—often unbidden and unexpected—and determines us, controls us. His
presence is pure grace.Don’t demand signs from God. Instead, do what the
disciples did and let him enter your boat.*
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