Freedom That Doesn't Need a Patron (John 8:31-36)
But abiding teaches us a few stubborn questions: Does this freedom hold when the empire gets mad at us? Does it make more room at the table? Can it make it through Good Friday and still show up on Sunday?
Jesus' freedom can. It walked through death and came out holding the keys to the jail.
It taught Galilean fishermen to lay down nets and pick up neighbors.
It taught a tax collector to give the money back and still feel welcome at the supper table.
It teaches frightened congregations to stop asking "Who's my patron?" and start praying "Our Father, who art right here in the middle of this mess with the rest of us."
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