Luke 14:15-26
One of those gathered round the table said to Jesus, ‘Happy the man who will be at the feast in the kingdom of God!’ But he said to him, ‘There was a man who gave a great banquet, and he invited a large number of people.
From time to time we need a gentle reminder who sent the invitation out and what his instructions were. The Jewish people often talk about the unwritten commandment, the one Moses forget to chisel into the tablet. It is: Remember O Israel, there is but One God and you ain’t IT. The God complex has a way of wiggling into our spaces of worship and we begin to think we have the power to invite and disinvite, include and exclude.
In this parable a large number is invited. They are invited from the highways and byways. The only instruction you and I have is to set the table. So next time you see that cousin going to communion hold your judgement lest you anger the ONE who invited him to come as he or she is.
Fr Chibundi
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