The Journey goes to Jerusalem

The movement of Jesus to Jerusalem in Luke’s Gospel from today’s Roman Catholic Lectionary is increasing the tension among the disciples and the crowds. The casting out of demons and the healing continues. Jesus seems to be searching for the faith that will allow the crowds to come with Him in the decision to accept the will of the Father, to be overcome by love and to be transformed in union with the Divine. Rohr suggests that God has worked with remnants and the leavening agents throughout salvation history. The Scriptures from Maccabees tell of a time when the few responded to maintain the Covenant. The ‘few’ people that respond are ‘chosen’. They are not ‘special’ but bear the same challenge and suffering of Jesus in the desire that “all be saved”.