Seeds and Fruit [Lent 5B]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson John 12:20-33 Seeds and Fruit Unless a grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. His followers simply did not understand how these words could possibly be coming from the mouth of Jesus. The crowd who gathered to hear his words, to see the signs, to join his revolution did not understand either. It's twisted logic. He's supposed to be the Messiah. But what can a dead Messiah accomplish? Nothing. He was supposed to be their hope. He has so much untapped potential. It just cannot be. Not him. Not death. Not now. It's just not supposed to go down like this. But fair or not, sensible or not, Jesus knew: Suffering and death were built into the journey – inevitable, unavoidable. His path would lead him to a cross. The Messiah was the seed. But while he would di...