No matter how many times I read about Balaam and the donkey, I laugh and cry. Laugh because the story is so outrageous in so many ways. Cry because I still do the exact same thing: I miss God right in front of me; I miss all the signs; I am so certain of my route forward that I get in my own way! And why, when we are angry, do we so often strike out at the most vulnerable being in our presence?
What I love about Luke 5 is that Jesus gets into Simon's boat. This is exactly what Jesus does. Not only does Jesus say, Come follow me, but sometimes Jesus gets into our boat---meets us on our own terms. Goes the distance with us. Especially in those times we are uncertain and anxious. Jesus meets our great expectations, but often in ways we can not imagine or fathom.
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