Mark 4:13
“He continued, “Do you see how this story works? All my stories work this way.””
“Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?””
Jesus called his disciples, ancient and contemporary, to a new way of thinking and new point of view. It was pre-requisite to understanding God’s work in the world. Jesus knew the Holy Spirit who would come after his death would made this possible. They needed to leave the hard lines and sharp corners of Judaism’s rules behind, entering into the wild and wonderful world of God’s Spirit, upside down, backwards, inside out, a most satisfying adventure.
Lord, I want to travel with you. I want to share it with others, inviting them into the excitement. Make me ever new in viewing and understanding this world, in preparation for the next, all for your glory.