Jesus and the Temple Moneychangers - Unnecessary Burdens

Jesus' action in the temple according to the film Jesus Christ Superstar

Today we looked at the story, found in all four Gospels, of Jesus' action against the temple moneychangers.    The reading from John's Gospel can be found here.   After we had heard the story as it might have been told by one of the dove sellers who were there (here) accompanied by some images showing another side of the story (here) 

We then spent some time sharing thoughts and ideas and about ways in which (we as) the church can place unnecessary burdens on people ...  Thank you to all of you who shared your thoughts with us.   Please do make a comment below to continue the discussion.

We finished with a quote from the film Chocolat.

I'm not sure what the theme of my homily today ought to be.

Do I want to speak of the miracle of our Lord's divine transformation?  Not really, no.

I don't want to talk about His divinity.

I'd rather talk about His humanity.

I mean, you know, how he lived his life here on Earth.

His kindness. His tolerance.

Listen, here's what I think:

I think we can't go around...measuring our goodness by what we don't do...  by what we deny ourselves...  what we resist...  and who we exclude.

I think we've got to measure goodness...  by what we embrace...  what we create... and who we include.

Pere Henri in "Chocolat" (2000)

What inclusive actions might we take this Lent ?

Peter King