It is not always right to follow the crowd.
In the wilderness the crowd complained bitterly.
The crowd ordered the blind men to stop pestering Jesus.
Sometimes the righteous act of one person is more important
than what a whole multitude of people does, especially
if that one person is one to whom the Lord imputes
no iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Such a one was Jesus,
whose act of righteousness
led to justification and life for all.
In the wilderness the crowd complained bitterly.
The crowd ordered the blind men to stop pestering Jesus.
Sometimes the righteous act of one person is more important
than what a whole multitude of people does, especially
if that one person is one to whom the Lord imputes
no iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Such a one was Jesus,
whose act of righteousness
led to justification and life for all.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 130; 148; 32; 139
Numb. 20:1-13
Rom. 5:12-21
Matt. 20:29-34
Selected Verses
Ps. 32:2
Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Numb. 20:5
"…Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to bring us to this wretched place? It is no place for grain, or figs, or vines, or pomegranates; and there is no water to drink." [The people of Israel to Moses]
Rom. 5:18
Therefore just as one man's trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man's act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all.
Matt. 20:31
The crowd sternly ordered [the two blind men] to be quiet; but they shouted even more loudly, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"
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