One could even read this as a kind of sketch of other full parables, where the master not only leaves his property to his servants, but returns, asking for their report.
"O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."
Jesus is such an enigma. How can we understand the thoughts and emotions of someone who is both man and God? Someone who is both bound by time and the Creator of it? How can God feel trepidation towards a future He knows already? Passages like this used to make me question my faith, but now they solidify it. If the gospel writers were making all this up, they would have made it much easier to understand. Also, it makes me feel that whoever this Jesus guy is, I'm on His team.
Yes, if it was made up, the characters would have been much less confusing (as can be the case with Jesus) or even much less flawed (as in pretty much all the others - St. Peter just for one example).
If it was made up, who would write a story about a "loser" (forgive me, you know what I am getting at) hanging from a cross and think he could be a hero.
"O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will."
Jesus is such an enigma. How can we understand the thoughts and emotions of someone who is both man and God? Someone who is both bound by time and the Creator of it? How can God feel trepidation towards a future He knows already? Passages like this used to make me question my faith, but now they solidify it. If the gospel writers were making all this up, they would have made it much easier to understand. Also, it makes me feel that whoever this Jesus guy is, I'm on His team.
Yes, if it was made up, the characters would have been much less confusing (as can be the case with Jesus) or even much less flawed (as in pretty much all the others - St. Peter just for one example).
If it was made up, who would write a story about a "loser" (forgive me, you know what I am getting at) hanging from a cross and think he could be a hero.