Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Awkward moments

Though there are many, I just decided I'd share maybe my two favorite scriptural awkward moments.

Luke 14:15. "Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!" Dinner party at the house of a pharisee, Jesus is in the midst of blasting everyone in the room for their attitudes of taking the place of honor at a banquet, and somebody just can't take the awkward tension and blurts this nugget out. Classic.

John 21:5. "Friends, haven't you any fish?" This is definitely my favorite chapter of the whole volume, and this is the most awkward moment for the disciples. The whole story had taken place, and Jesus had even already appeared to them after the resurrection, and yet there they go out in the boats back to fish anyway. And the the Man appears and asks what's up. They did manage to answer no, while they were all soiling themselves for being so stupid. It's perfect.

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