Wednesday: Second Week in Lent Year A

 WEEK 2: WEDNESDAY

Matthew 11; focused on 11.1–19

Jesus is here being put on the spot. Today, when interviewers try to force politicians to say things they didn’t really want to let out, they tend to prevaricate, to ignore the question, or even to tell downright lies. We have print and electronic media that can take any sentence uttered by a public figure and beam it round the globe in an instant. In Jesus’ day they had something almost as powerful, and just as deadly: the rumour mill. Anything you said in one village might precede...

Taken from Lent For Everyone – Matthew Year A by Tom Wright (2011)

Published by SPCK


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The #BigRead2011: meeting together in housegroups to read the Bible,
making use of Tom Wright's Matthew for Lent with opportunities to go
much bigger and much more creative and join in online (inter)nationally.
From quiet sitting rooms with Bibles and books, to coffee shops and
internet chatrooms across the world.