A Parable for the Starstruck Disciple

The original disciples are looking out on the vast sea of people… and they're a bit star-struck… they're suddenly famous and THIS parable is IN PART to help them see the crowds in a new way… the people 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 VERY MODERN PROBLEM: we are facing a CRISIS OF FOCUS in this age of distraction…and that’s why this parable (the seminal parable) can be a great help to US.
Let’s look at

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