Comments on Seeds of Shalom: The Mud of the Lamb

Christine,Thank you so much for your comments on t...

2008-03-01T12:29:54.395-06:00

Christine,

Thank you so much for your comments on this reflection. Yes, the "blame game" is certainly another intriguing facet of this pericope. The Pharisees (not "the Jews" as John so unfortunately names them) do prove themselves to be the ones whose eyes are blinded by mud. The contrast between the blind man's gradual enlightenment and the Pharisees' descent into ignorance is, as Koester points out, masterfully portrayed by the author. I hope your sermon preparation is going well, and please do not hesitate to leave comments in the future.

Dan D.

I too have Koester's book. I have been fooling aro...

2008-02-28T20:12:21.040-06:00

I too have Koester's book. I have been fooling around with the "blame game" as distraction from the real business of healing. Also, fascinated by the mud piece; had never read patristics on Jesus' use of mud as symbol of re-creation (but I like it!) I am angling more toward the messiness that accompanies our transformations, and the affirmation of creation (all of it/us) that is inherent in Jesus' use of such icky stuff. Anyway. Thanks.

Dan this is great! Thanks for the link. I too have...

2008-02-27T11:03:32.408-06:00

Dan this is great! Thanks for the link. I too have a blog though not thought provoking or well thought-out like yours. I appreciate your use of art. I actually just met He Qi last week. We have an exhibit of his work up in our gallery here at UTS right now. Amazing.
I'm working on designing my thesis work right now... and I think that this blog has sparked an idea -- we shall see.
Lindsey Kluver