Jesus’ Hidden Invitations

Jesus’ actions, in and of themselves, often make no sense unless we see them as responses to some hidden invitation—an invitation received from time spent alone with his Father. When Jesus was interrupted while “on task,” and when people pressed him with needs, the expectations of others easily could have set the agenda. 

But Jesus categorically refused to get caught up in the invitations that brought grandiosity, compulsivity, anxiety and drivenness. Jesus slowed down and waited to hear God’s invitations and initiatives.…