February 15, 2020

WHERE  DID  THIS  JESUS 

GET HIS  KNOWLEDGE? 

Where Jesus learned: at home, in the 

carpenter shop, in the temple or synagogues,

in fields, mountains, and deserted places,

looking at flowers, children, the birds

of the air, how merchants measured

flour and meal in the  marketplaces.

He liked being with  crowds, as well as

sailing on the sea of Galilee – whether

calm or in storms. He watched  

fishermen coming ashore with

empty nets. He sensed the difficulty

in being  blind,  lame and hurting.

He could feel those who reached out

to just touch the tassel of his cloak.

He took time to pray in gardens.

He looked  at grapes in vineyards

as well as wheat in the fields.

He saw that people loved bread and

wine, good stories like lost brothers

or coins or sheep being found.

He washed feet and allowed

women to wash his feet in turn.

No wonder he said, “The Kingdom

of God is here. It’s in our midst."

No wonder they said, "Where did
this man get all this wisdom?"

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020