Robert H. Walkup Professor of Theological Ethics
February 22, 2013
Luke 4:1-13
The devil tempts Jesus to prove his authority as the Son of God by commanding a stone to become a loaf of bread. Even though he is famished after forty days of fasting, Jesus trusts that God will provide. This story parallels the experience of Civil Rights figures, like Sister Pollard, who echoed Jesus’ trust in God. During the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955, Sister Pollard, in her seventies, walked to work and refused the offer of a ride by saying “My feets is tired, but my soul is rested.” She shows a faith that endures hardships while trusting in God’s providence. The good news is that God has given us the bread of life, the bread that satisfies our hunger for justice and thirst for righteousness. Listen to the sermon.