A large part of what I do has to do with food.. as you might be able to tell from the numerous posts about it. But more than just food, it's simply an act of being in a community. There's nothing more familiar and inclusive than sharing a meal together. Jesus spent his time & even defied the Pharisees by sharing meals with sinners & common people - fishermen, the tax-collectors, tax-collector's friends & prostitutes. What would you think/how would you feel if you saw your pastor - Ps Mark in Geylang eating at a table with ladies in skimpy tops and gangster-ish looking men? Would you honour him and think that he was hanging with the Jesus crowd, or would you give him the evil eye and wonder what he's up to?
I don't blame the Pharisees.. what is a teacher of righteousness.. a pastor.. a righteous man doing eating with such people in such a seedy place? Just few months back I would have reacted like the Pharisees.. now.. I don't know.. it's not happened yet.
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