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This wilderness can at first look like a place of isolation but, as today’s story teaches us, if we just practice a little intentionality and curiosity, this wilderness can and will be a place of unexpected connection!
Because, friends, you are the light of the world, the salt of the earth. Jesus is talking to us, today, to his Church - a Church that should make its home not in the confines of a beautiful building but in the brokenness of the world outside it.
Now, here I have to say, I’m really disappointed in Jesus. You know why? Because I think Jesus is asking the wrong question. Instead of asking Peter why he didn’t have enough faith, I think he should have asked the same question to a different person; well, to eleven different persons, if you catch my drift.
You see, this thing we call discipleship is a wild and precious journey.  It takes us from what we are used to and transports us to unfamiliar places where we find a familiar grace.  Sure, I had never been to Macedonia or Philippi.  However, I sure did recognize the hospitality that was shown us by Lydia and her family.  It was the hospitality that was first shown to me when I was on the road to Damascus and I was struck blind and had to be led back home and cared for for several days.  I’ve received that hospitality.  And I believe it is my duty to reciprocate it.