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Like many of our readings, today’s covered a lot of ground. The apostles are sent, the hungry are fed, and the Messiah is identified. It’s way to large a passage to enclose in these short comments. However, we are reminded that Christ send us into the world as well. A world that is hungry for Gos, and often doesn’t even know it. It’s a world that in many cases is also just plain hungry. This passage shows that Christ’s mission in the world is concerned about the spiritual and physical well being of all of creation. How is Christ calling you out into this work? With what meager resources, do we engage in God’s work trusting for a miracle to happen?

Both stories for Wednesday’s reading deal with people not understanding who Jesus is. John’s disciples don’t and the Pharisees and others do not. Curiously it us the most broken and hurting among us who recognize Jesus. How do we embrace Christ as the one who save us in spite of our brokeness?

This is the only account in the gospels of Jesus as a boy. He stays in the temple . . . asking questions, curiously. What does he need to know? We then change scenes to hear of John’s preaching and baptism . . . to change our ways. What questions does Jesus ask of us today? During this season of Lent, are we turning from our ways and towards God?

Zechariah’s song reminds both of God’s faithfulness and the joy of birth. We are reminded in the reading of this passage that we sing much of the Bible through the year, and that the joy and wonder of God’s activity in Christ causes us to celebrate. How do you celebrate God’s faithfulness in your life?