John’s seventh chapter: Not taught to tell the truth

While getting information gathered for preparations to write about the Pentecost readings, I discovered (via the Reverse Lectionary tool of the Episcopal Lectionary) that the ONLY reading in the three-year lectionary cycle (years A, B, and C) that comes from John’s seventh chapter is on Pentecost Sunday. On top of that, it is only three verses out of fifty-three (John 7:37-39); and, on top of that it is an optional reading, fighting it out with John 20:19-23 for being the chosen one. [“Pick me! Pick me!”] As I read John’s seventh chapter, I was astounded by the story of Jesus appearing in Jerusalem for the Sukkot festival – the Festival of Booths [or Tabernacles, Tents] – and the attitude Jesus had. I remembered the early parts, where Jesus’ brothers told him it was time to go to Jerusalem [from Capernaum in Galilee], and Jesus telling them to go ahead without him. I remember that he went, but all the details had faded from memory. While it is not clearly stated why Jesus chose not to go to the festival, but then did, the fact that John wrote, “He did not want to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him” speaks the truth. Because Jesus did go to the festival, his concern was not for his safety, because Jesus told his brothers “My time is not yet here.” The concern was for his disciples, who could have suffered in the “Jews” attempt to arrest Jesus. Without it being directly written, simply by Jesus truthfully stating, “My time is not yet here,” he had the inside skinny of the Godhead, sent to his possession of the Christ Mind. Knowing when his time would be, the alert was a “Danger Will Robinson!” [The robot’s warning from Lost in Space] about the safety of one or more of his followers.

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