Jesus does not pull any punches in this chapter.
A rich man is described as a fool – we are told not to worry, but that there would be much to worry us were Jesus not with us.
A warning to heed the signs of the coming divisions between those even in the same family on account of Jesus and finally an ominous warning to put our debts right before we are “thrown into prison”!
This is not easy reading – but Jesus promises that God will care for us despite the struggles we will face.
Thus poem is based on the event recorded in Matthew chapter 17, often called The Transfiguration. I don’t want to go Lord. The mountaintop is where I want to be
The Morning of Eternity by Susan Lenzkes Recorded by members of the Church Family at All Saints for the Lockdown Easter of 2020.
We have just three more chapters after this. The whole of the “passion” – the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection will be told in those three epic chapters. So
