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too busy earnin' A sermon from the Gospel of Luke : It just hangs there; unanswered … In the Gospel today there’s a man who works for the enemy. One of his slaves -one who is special to him- is ill. Close to death, even. Despite who he’s on the dole from, he’s been good to the Jewish people in town. So some elders parlay Jesus to heal the man’s slave. They appeal to Jesus, insisting the man deserves to have his slave healed. He’s worthy of it, they tell Jesus. Now, apparently the man catches wind of that, because before Jesus can get to his house, he’s sent another envoy! This time with a personal message. “Don’t bother yourself, Jesus. I’m not worthy to receive you.” Worthy. Not worthy. Which is it? Whether we admit it or not, it’s a question we spend a lot of time on. Worthy? Unworthy? We want to know… Well, you who were listening carefully know that a judgement is never given. Jesus doesn’t remark on the man’s worthiness one way or t...