We last studied the story of David and Goliath, as well as the anointing of David as God's chosen for king to succeed Saul. This followed Jesus' parable of the mustard seed. We have seen God's power at work in the weak, the small, and those beautiful in their hearts, if not in their outward appearance.
This week we read about how God used Paul, with his weakness, and how Jesus was rejected in his hometown of Nazareth, and how he sent out his disciples in pairs, traveling lightly to do what?
What stands in the way of spreading God's kingdom? What does it take to be able to do God's work? To make miracles happen? to "grow faith?" Read The Rev. Rick Morley's "Covered in Dust," and The Rev. Anthony Robinson's "Buying the Ticket?" Is it possible that we who think we know Jesus best may at times honor him least? Is it possible that we in the church, Jesus' latter-day hometown crowd, are sometimes the least likely to call upon him, the last to turn to him, less likely than many others to be open to his power and promise, his mystery and his grace?
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