Luke 13:1-9

In Luke 13, the crowd came to Jesus seeking His input on a tragedy: the murder of Galileans by the hand of Pilate. Perhaps they hoped He’d lay the blame at the spilled blood at the feet of Pilate.  Perhaps they hoped He’d provide clarity of what sin had made these people deserving of their fate.  Either way, they, like us, were focused on the why.  Why did such a terrible thing happen?

We understand that question.  We see the same question repeated in blogs, on social media, on television, and around our living rooms.  Countless hours of conversation and gallons of ink have been spilled asking the question—and in foolish answers to it.  What would Jesus say?