Many people hold an image of Jesus as a wise teacher who is kindly and serene. This week's passage, the story of Jesus and the money changers in John 2:13-22, seems to work against that. In this story, Jesus goes into the temple of God. There, he finds that rather being a place of prayer, it has become a place where people are buying and selling.
He goes into the temple grounds and starts overturning tables filled with coins, shouting at people and driving the animals out. He says, "Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!" This is serious stuff. Join the clergy from St. Columba and St. Thomas (Sherwood Park) around the virtual table as we discuss worship, justice, and keeping the main thing the main thing, through the lens of this challenging incident.