Ordinary 22, 2025

In first century Palestine, being invited to someone’s house for dinner was a way to climb up the social ladder, but being invited for the Sabbath meal meant you were almost family!

Today, Jesus is at a Pharisee’s house for dinner. Meal time was often the place where status was on display. Guests of honour sat near the host. If you were less important, you sat farther away. If you didn’t matter at all, you weren’t even invited. As Jesus watched the guests at this Pharisee’s house jockeying for good positions at the table, He saw an opportunity to teach about how things REALLY work in the Kingdom of God - and He took it.

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