I agree with Kelly, It seems that people could not do anything to please Jesus. In the last few chapters Jesus does not seem to be all that forgiving of people who would not do exactly as he asked. I was also struck when Jesus said that 'this generation is an evil generation'. Yes it is true people were asking for signs but weren't there people who believed in and followed him? The whole generation could not have been bad. Could it?
I can't help but continue to think about how I would react to Jesus coming to me. The people were only human after all! Were is the mercy? I know it was there but the last few chapters have not showed much at all.
Are verses 33 to 36 where the song 'This Little Light of Mine' come from?
I think the song comes more from Matthew 5:14 - but that part of the Sermon on the Mount and Luke 11:33-36 pull from the same story in Q- so it's a nuanced difference. But I think Matthew's spin on these words of Jesus is more in line with the song.
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