Letters From Home Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time - Dr. Shane Owens
Nov 4, 2025
Explore the significance of meals in Luke's Gospel, where bread becomes a powerful teaching tool. Discover Jesus' parable on humility at the table and the importance of inviting the marginalized to the feast. Reflect on the excuses people make that can keep them from the Kingdom and hear about God's invitation extending to the forgotten and Gentiles. Finally, delve into the connection between the Eucharist, Scripture, and the ultimate meal, encouraging a focus on the heavenly banquet.
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Meals Teach Humility And Exaltation
- Luke frames multiple meals to teach about spiritual posture and humility at table.
- Jesus repeatedly teaches that those who exalt themselves will be humbled and vice versa.
Banquet Imagery Shows Kingdom Participation
- The banquet parable clarifies what it means to 'eat bread' in God's kingdom as participation in God's feast.
- Jesus uses wedding-feast imagery and sends servants (apostoleo) to call guests, linking apostles to the mission.
Attachments Can Block Discipleship
- Excuses about possessions and family in the parable show how attachments can block discipleship.
- Luke and Jesus urge prioritizing following Christ even over legitimate family and goods when they become obstacles.