'as was his custom'
when my daughters look back on their past, they often remember with fondness the things that we 'always' did - the habits that we built together as a family
when we first chose to take the dog to Weston-super-Mare or to get McDonalds breakfast on each other's birthdays, we couldn't have known that they would become regular events
I guess that Jesus chose his habits with a bit more deliberacy - Luke 4 says that he 'always' went to the synagogue on a Saturday - it's just what he did - Mark 10 says that he 'always' talked to the crowd if a crowd turned up - it's just what he did - that must of sometimes been tiring
(Tom Cruise 'always' turns up early to film premieres so that he can talk to the crowds - I wonder if there are times when he wishes that he hadn't made it his 'thing')
What do I 'always' do?
Are the things that I 'always' do good things?
Are any of the things that I 'always' do bad things?
Can I choose a new 'always' thing that could be thought of as a 'God thing'?
an extra thought - if a crowd gathered, then Jesus spoke to them, as was his custom - we gather every Sunday - we should therefore expect Jesus to speak to us
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