Lenten Alleluia

Thursday February 28^th, Luke 13: 31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, "Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill you."  Good practical advice from those who only had Jesus’ best interest at heart!! Herod was a brutal and power hungry ruler who had killed his own children at the prospect of threat, and Jesus was bound to be in trouble with the authorities if he stayed.  The trouble was that their solution gave more glory to the strength and brutality of Herod than to the promise of God.  It was a practical suggestion, but not a promise solution. How much time and focus do we put on the practical not the promise solutions in our life?  Our political sphere seems to be driven by fear.  The message comes from the Tea parties, gun lobbies, and all the hype on the far right piety police that carries the message of fear.  Perhaps focusing on the grace of promise (seek ye first the Kingdom of God and its righteousness) over the practicality of fear will put everything into clear focus (and all these things will be added unto you, and you can sing alleluia during Lent)