Luke 18:1

Wednesday night, this was the first verse we read in our Lexio Divina meetingImmediately I knew I would be reading it today, because of what had been on my mind- Jesus gave people what they needed• he gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf◦ health to the lame and to the lepers◦ he gave hope and forgiveness to the sinners• and to everyone, Jesus gave parablesWith many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything (Mk. 4:33-34)- Jesus used parables to introduce people to kingdom of God• in John’s gospel, Jesus used "hard sayings" (Jn. 6:60)• why did Jesus use these obscure ways to deliver his message?◦ because he spoke of things outside their everyday world◦ a reality that none of them had ever experiencedThey had to learn a new way to think