Making a racket
In tomorrow’s lectionary, the Palm Sunday story, we read this… ‘Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to [Jesus], “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.”‘ The disciples of Jesus (lots of them, not just the Twelve), were making a noise and celebrating Jesus’ entry as ‘king’. Unsurprisingly, there were some Pharisees who didn’t want the boat rocked. The crowd seemed dangerous. But the devotion to Jesus soon evaporated, and the crowds turned against Jesus. I’d sooner people (I too) followed Jesus with just and faithful lives, rather than making a lot of noise that turns out to be empty.