Part 3: No Complaints [Proper 14B]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson John 6:35, 41-51 Part 3: No Complaints We have now arrived at the turning point of this story. This is our third week in the sixth chapter of John's Gospel; we have two more yet to come. This is our mid-way point. And it is in this middle section that things start to crumble. Week one was great. On one miraculous evening, Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves and two fish. The meal was so good, the quantities so impressive, that the crowd decided to make Jesus their King – right then, right there. On week one Jesus received nothing but overwhelmingly positive feedback. And why not, he came to them as a healer and then proved that he was also capable of food production. Jesus was able to give the people what they wanted. Happiness and praise ensued. So week one was great. Week two was still pretty good. Jesus did slip off without even as much as a goodbye. ...