JESUS' AHA! MOMENT

Here are some interior monologues by Jesus just at the moment when he came up out of the Jordan after being baptized by John. He sees the dove and hears the voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved son. Listen to him" These latter words are a citation from Is 42:1, and Jesus recognizes them as being about the mysterious "Suffering Servant" who will suffer for his people. The assignment is to write about Jesus's reaction, his "Aha! moment."

Monday, February 23, 2015


O.m.g. This person in front of me dropped a $20 bill. Should I take it or give it to him? Think of all the stuff I could buy. That would be the $20 I need for the game I want. That could be the money I need for my moms birthday present… Think of how happy she’ll be. I should take it… What if he needs that money? What if that is his lunch money for this week? Am I going to make someone starve for my own selfish gain? Did he owe someone this money and if I took that, that person would beat him up? The right thing to do would be to give the money back to him… But if I had that money, I would be $20 richer… Obviously, if he dropped the money he doesn’t need it… Like who would drop $20 if it was important?  Maybe I should leave the money on the floor and not get involved in this? Let some other person endure this torture… If I don’t want to take it why should I? If it hurts someone else, would God be proud of this?… Should I return the money?… It wouldn’t hurt to have $20... Or would it?

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