Day 40 Sunday

So again, let’s be at the parade, but let’s also be very clear about which Jesus we are cheering on: the militaristic victor or the humble subversive—for either could be born from pent-up frustration and struggle.

…Too many are choosing the narrative of Jesus as a wartime victor and choosing a Gospel militarized against anyone who would stray from a litmus test of beliefs—beliefs that Jesus never actually addressed and beliefs certainly not included in the commandments, that Jesus did speak to us, to love God with all your heart and mind and strength and to love your neighbor as yourself.

Now that second Jesus, that one who is turning over tables, challenging power, and sitting with sinners in order to heal and love, that’s the one worthy of a parade.

—Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow), from his commentary on Matthew 21:1-11 | @sanctifiedart