Before we get too critical of the Pharisees, maybe we could examine our own source of anger. Is it healthy or unhealthy? The Enneagram has provided much insight for me in my own self-evaluation and prayer.
We are all waiting and watching. The question is, how are you waiting and who are you watching? Some quiet reflection around these questions might yield some nourishing fruit.
When unwelcome guests come in the form of hardship, or when we don’t recognize the insight we might gain from something threatening, we might find ourselves slamming the door prematurely on a gift.
We’ve all had those moments of reading along a familiar passage of scripture and then sort of “tripping” over a loose stone. A word or a phrase catches the toe of our stream of thought and we stop to take a closer look. In what ways is the world crucified to you?
