20th Sunday, Year C

“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!” Our gospel text (Luke 12:48-53) is not one you find on many refrigerator doors or on greeting cards. The image of Jesus in these texts is upsetting to one who only seeks the meek and mild Jesus. Having begun with an exhortation to courage in the face of tribulation, continuing with a warning against avarice in the face of fear, Jesus now raises the issue of judgment. The people are called to conversion before it is too late.

Take a moment and consider this account that is far more than “simple.”  Do it from the comfort of your back porch.

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