A parable is a story, told by Jesus, that’s meant to challenge our concept of what God and His Kingdom are like. By speaking in parables, Jesus is saying, “You thought God and the Kingdom were like this but I’m…
In today’s gospel, Jesus travels to a town called Naim where he meets a funeral procession for a young man, “ the only son of a widowed mother.” There’s no particular reason for Jesus to have come to Naim. It…