A Parable for Distracted Disciples

This section points to ONE indispensable QUALITY… It's discipleship boiled down to its most basic attribute …to the ONE necessity all disciples must have. Without THIS, one cannot be a disciple.

The original disciples are looking out on the vast sea of people… and we could sympathize if they're a bit star-struck… because, suddenly they're famous (in the entourage!) And THIS parable is IN PART to help them see the crowds in a new way… the masses are NOT exactly what the disciples THINK THEY ARE. Many people in the CROWD are not really getting it; some are DISTRACTED…and THAT is a VERY MODERN PROBLEM: we're facing a CRISIS OF FOCUS in this "age of distraction"…and that's why this parable can be a big help to US…can redirect our spiritual distraction.
Let's look at

1. the DIVINE METHOD FOR FIGHTING DISTRACTION, and
2. the SINGULAR TAKE-AWAY that could save your life.