Mark 11:1-6 NIV

As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 

"Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.'"

They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. 

As they untied it, some people standing there asked, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 

Mark 11:1-6 NIV

This seems like a strange thing that Jesus is asking 2 of his team to do that day. 

From our perspective of knowing what part this animal plays in the bigger story this little story makes sense in the Bigger Story of God's Redemptive Story.

Sometimes though, we're prompted to do things that can seem really unusual to the world around us:

Give money to support a child in poverty.

Feed the homeless.

Volunteer somewhere.

Reach out and care for someone "out of the blue", change vocation, go across the street, across town, across the world with God's heart for others...

It can seem really unusual.

And every act of following Jesus is part of His Redemptive Story.

What or who is He inviting us to step towards today?

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