The Hebrew prophets read and interpreted signs and their mission was to help the people of God course correct — to prompt cultural, social, religious, moral change. Christians claim Jesus as prophet, priest and king, and in the Gospel according to Luke, the prophetic dimension of Jesus has a leading edge. So when we are gathered as brood, gathered into Christ's body, baptized into his life, ministry, death and resurrection, we are also baptized into Jesus' prophetic spirit. We are charged with change. The house that is left to us is not left to preserve as a museum, but to continually reform in the direction of right actions, right relationships, equity and justice in the world.

Lent 2C: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 • Psalm 27 • Philippians 3:17-4:1 • Luke 13:31-35