A few years ago I had a dream the night before a church gathering. In the dream were two large women who blocked my way in. They told me I needed to pay $1.82 before I could enter. They also told me it needed to be exactly $1.82 because they did not give change. This morning I read the story of Jesus upsetting the tables of the moneychangers on the Temple grounds in Jerusalem (Mark 11:15-19). I thought about Jesus declaring the Temple a house of prayer for all nations, and how threatening that was for the religious authorities. I thought about those two large dream women, demanding such an odd amount, making it so difficult even to enter.
Consider this:
What has blocked the way for you in living out your faith? Jesus upset the tables of the money-changers and the dove-sellers. He demanded that people enter the temple carrying nothing. What an image! What a threat to the system. What a change! What if we walked into church with empty hands, into our house of prayer for all nations with clear eyes and clean hearts and empty hands? What is blocking your way in? Jesus has already cleared the way.
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