JUSTIFIED, READY OR NOT
(Luke 18:9-14)
Both alone, two prayed
and perhaps in their ‘Amen’
both were justified.
Translators can err;
we read what they offer us;
we both miss the point.*
Be mindful praying
“I’m not like that…”, you might miss
the surprise of grace.
Jeff Shrowder, 2019
* The Greek ‘para’, translated as ‘rather than’ carries many meanings including, but not limited to, ‘with…’, ‘as well as…’, ‘alongside of…’