But let us make a beginning by establishing our present position. So Jesus rocks on the water and addresses the sea of faces on the shore. We went flat out for three straight weeks after that. Our Gospel lessons from Matthew presented parable after parable welling up from the teacher on the sea and flowing out, like waves, over the crowd. Image after image of the Kingdom of heaven break open on the beach.
People find themselves swept along.
They are drawn to Jesus like sand pulled into the sea by the water on its way back to becoming a wave again. It seems that everywhere Jesus goes, lines form and crowds gather. Everyone wants something. People come seeking healing, a blessing, knowledge, power or something which they cannot even name. Whatever it is, they just keep coming.