Father Snort

Brad Sullivan 2nd Easter, Year C April 3, 2016 Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church, Bay City, TX John 20:19-31 Obeying God: The Laws of Love and Grace “We must obey God rather than any human authority.” That was Peter’s response to the high priest of Israel telling them to stop preaching and teaching about Jesus. Peter’s response claimed that the high priest had no real authority, certainly no authority given by God, but that the high priest was simply part of a human institution, a rather bold claim from a fisherman whose Rabbi had been condemned as a heretic by Israel crucified by Rome. Then again, Jesus did tend to bring out some audaciousness in people. I suppose being resurrected tends to do that. When Jesus first met with his disciples, they had locked the door to the room they were in because they were afraid of most of Israel which had not come to follow Jesus. Their plan was to duck and cover, hide until the heat