“I think it matters that Jesus gets annoyed with his disciples. The

Disciples are our avatars in the narrative of the Gospels. When they behave

as humans would, as you would under the circumstances, they get a clear and

uncut rebuff from the Divine. I confess that my favorite readings of the

Bible are when Jesus looks to his very human disciples and says, “really?”

God appearing as a tempest makes a statement, sure. But side-eye? Side-eye

cuts to the quick.”