“Turning Tables”
John 2:13-16
When you think of Jesus,
do you picture someone who is gentle and passive? Then fasten your seatbelts, for this Sunday’s
scripture lesson dispels any characterizations of
Jesus as a doormat or pushover. The
Jesus who turns over the tables of the moneychangers is furious, fuming, and
short-fused. Not meek and mild, but a
man of action, even rage.
Not
only does this Jesus make us uncomfortable, but it essentially sealed his fate;
biblical scholars think that his cleansing of the temple is the primary reason
for the charges against him that led to his death.
So,
what made him so angry anyway?
Come
to worship and find out – 10 am this Sunday, March 11, at the First
Congregational Church of Stoughton, an Open and Affirming Congregation of the
United Church of Christ, 76 Pierce Street, Stoughton, MA.
No matter who you are or where you are on
life’s journey, you’re welcome here!
