Jesus Shakes His Head in Disappointment
“In the splendid palace chapel a stately court preacher, the cultivated public’s elite, advances before an elite circle of fashionable and cultivated people and preaches emotionally on the text of the Apostle, ‘God chose the lowly and despised’–and nobody laughs.”
Soren Kierkegaard
And Luke’s Jesus shakes his head in utter disappointment as the rich young rulers continue to serve themselves instead of the poor.
Thanks to my good friend Gary Holloway for alerting me to this gem of a quote which appears in Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Soren Kierkegaard, ed. Charles Moore (Orbis Books, 2003), p. xix.
January 31st, 2007 at 2:58 am
John Mark,
What an awesome quote by Kierkegaard! How sobering…
January 31st, 2007 at 4:29 am
John Mark,
I’m happy to see you’re back at the blog. I love Kierkegaard and his relentless critique of institutionalized religion. Thanks for sharing the quote.
Ben
http://benoverby.wordpress.com
February 1st, 2007 at 9:39 am
Nice quote!
Bobby
http://littlesorrel.blogspot.com
February 3rd, 2007 at 9:33 am
Sobering. When said well it doesn’t take many words does it?
Grace and Peace,
Royce Ogle
February 4th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
Brother Hicks,
I know you and I share a love for the Chicago Cubs (a classic mark of intelligence) but are you also a Chicago Bears fan?
This has nothing to do with your blog, bit I thought I would ask any ways.
February 10th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Great quote. Have been to visit several times.
Peace to you,
Neva
March 9th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
Food for thought. This is sort of how Americans look to the third world.
April 6th, 2007 at 5:22 am
Very nice quote. Thanks for sharing.
May 19th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Welcome back
June 10th, 2007 at 10:20 am
How appropriate that I just listened to a sermon you preached at SV back in January on Crossing Boundaries. He’s constantly comforting us when we are afflicted and afflicting us when we are comfortable.