Maybe Jesus was so deft at handling the awkward and the socially inept because he grew up with them. One of the harshest questions you can hurl at a person is this one: “What’s the matter with you? Were you brought up in a barn?” When people asked Jesus that question, he always said, “Well, yeah! As a matter of fact, I was!”
The New O Antiphons: I: O Loud and Lavish Lover of the awkward…
Extended Advent I
November 19, 2023 • William A. Evertsberg • Mark 1:1–8
