Yes, the tears within speak louder than the words themselves. But we re getting ahead of ourselves. Last week, I encouraged you to approach this season of Lent from the perspective of a map, rather than from a calendar. As I indicated a week ago, Luke, though he was a physician by trade, must have had a love for geography, for his story reads like a travelogue. That s especially true starting with the end of the ninth chapter of the gospel.
Every step taken is aimed in one direction - Jerusalem.
Mind you, it isn t a straight path. It meanders all over the place. The destination, however, is abundantly clear. Biblical storyteller Luke, in fact, seems to have Jerusalem on the brain. Please understand, when I speak of Jerusalem, like my forebearers in the faith I look beyond the brick and mortar of that still-conflicted city in Palestine.