Karen Armstrong Quote
The Kingdom of God has come upon you.’30 The Kingdom became present whenever somebody had the compassion to admit a needy stranger to his home, when that stranger received food from another and then offered something in return. Peasants, Crossan explains, had two overriding anxieties: Shall I eat today? and Shall I become ill and fall into debt? In Jesus’s system, if one person had food then everybody could eat, and there would always be somebody to care for the sick.
Karen Armstrong
The Kingdom of God has come upon you.’30 The Kingdom became present whenever somebody had the compassion to admit a needy stranger to his home, when that stranger received food from another and then offered something in return. Peasants, Crossan explains, had two overriding anxieties: Shall I eat today? and Shall I become ill and fall into debt? In Jesus’s system, if one person had food then everybody could eat, and there would always be somebody to care for the sick.