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Biblical Reading and Reflections: December 17th (Isaiah 60 & Luke 18:1-30)

Alastair's Adversaria

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The Tax Collector Is on the Wrong Side of History

For the pharisee, that future was awaited with a blithe assurance he would be vindicated within it. The tax collector is well aware of where he stands relative to it. None of us stands securely on the right side of history. Rather, we must reach out in humility from our moral destitution,. seeking divine mercy like humble and needy beggars. After this, the disciples seek to prevent children from being brought to jesus to be blessed. But Jesus tells them not to do so because they are models of how the kingdom should be received.

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