The Big But! - A Reflection on Luke 7:31-35
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“ To what then will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, ‘ We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep! For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon’; the Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Nevertheless, wisdom is vindicated by all her children.” Have you ever noticed how often conversations about somebody that start off very nicely invariably have a “but” thrown in before the sentence ends? For instance: “Oh, Bob! He is a really wonderful guy, BUT ...! And that’s the end of the wonderful guy! So, it isn’t surprising really that people did this with John the Baptist and Jesus too. I imagine this is how they spoke of the Baptist. “Oh, Jo