Sunday, May 19, 2024
Jesus on the Shore
I've always been taken by how many of the stories about Jesus take place on the shore: He calls his first followers in from their boats, he preaches to people on the shore, he is baptized in the water and he leaves us with that beautiful scene on the shore, as he makes breakfast for those who are hungry.
It's not surprising, I suppose; the shore is the boundary between the known and unknown, between what we can traverse on foot and where we can't. Of course, Jesus turns that upside down when he walks on water-- which, if you think about it, is a really weird miracle. But perhaps it has that deeper meaning: maybe it is about turning things upside down.
Which, of course, kind of fits....
