THE WORD 4 ev 1

Today’s Reading is Luke 20 (click here for link)

I find Jesus’ answer to the Sadducees’ question about the woman with seven husbands, somewhat unsatisfying. In fact, the whole encounter seems rather bizarre. But the problem is not Jesus. The problem is the question.

While Jesus' answer to the Sadducees is not among his more luminous words, what else can he give them? There is no right answer to a wrong question.

Didn't other seekers get a very different answer to the resurrection question? To Martha, grieving at her brother's tomb, Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life." To Mary Magdalene, blinded with tears outside another tomb, he gave the supreme answer of her own name spoken from the other side of death. To Thomas, he revealed the marks of victory upon his body—the scars of crucifixion.

Pose the question with tears, seeing no lasting hope in this world, and you may hear your name for an answer. Pose it with self confidence, in the cool, comfy light of a temple still under your own management, and what you hear may send you away scratching your head.

Yes, resurrection is the answer. But what is the question we are asking?
Pastor Aaron