Set Free [Proper 16 - Luke 13:10-17]
The Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Luke 13:10-17 Set Free This is not the first time Jesus teaches in a synagogue. This is not the first time Jesus teaches himself into some hot water in a synagogue. The first time he stood in the pulpit, back in his hometown of Nazareth, the gathered assembly, the audience of his sermon, tried to throw him off of a cliff. That is admittedly a pretty extreme reaction…to a sermon. More typically, offended listeners might just walk out in the middle of the sermon or send a strongly worded email the next day. These folks tried to kill Jesus. That is a rough debut. But you know what they say, if at first you don’t succeed… And so Jesus tries again; this second attempt is what is described in today’s Gospel passage. This time, the second time around, does go better; this time Jesus is only heckled by the leader of the synagogue – presumably the very person who invited him to spe...