Zoe Blake

answers to the question of the week

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@EmmaWelchXU25 @michellemosier I found this one interesting too, it made me wonder if the guests invited from the streets were told to wear wedding robes. If they weren't, it seems unfair for the man to be kicked out. But if they were, the story is much more agreeable

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@SophiaOlivia03 @michellemosier I agree, I also think this parable is a great reminder that just because someone appears holy/moral does not mean they are. You have to see what's in their heart to know

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier something so small

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier My favorite parable in Matthew is the parable of the mustard seed. I've been taught this parable for my entire life, and in elementary school my teachers would bring in mustard seeds to show us how tiny they are. I love the idea that something as large as a tree can come from

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@BambergerRiley @michellemosier It's such a simple lesson that seems so obvious (of course you should be genuine if you want reward) but it's a great reminder that God is already pleased with us, we don't need to prove ourselves to them. They know our true selves/potential

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@Lauren_Briggs28 @michellemosier I agree. I had learned about how he touched the leper, but I never realized that by doing so he was healing both their body and their mind/spirit. This really changes how I view Jesus' miracles

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier this isn't a bad thing. The peace Jesus brought is that between us and God. But between humans, Jesus has brought a sword. He is the sword. This verse is a warning of what will happen if you don't have faith, but also a promise of safety if you do have faith.

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier The most important thing I learned about Jesus this week was that he came to bring a sword, not peace (Mt 10:34). I'm still not fully sure what exactly is meant by this, but right now I interpret it as Jesus' coming and faith in him will divide many people and even families, but

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@amanda13mac @michellemosier I agree, it's really nice to see a woman in this time taking charge and doing something for herself and not a man

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@Charlie29wright @michellemosier I agree, it's interesting to think of what may have gone through her mind at that time. I can't imagine being in her shoes

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier Delilah was the most interesting to me because she did not have her status from a man. She wasn't threatened or coerced, she made the choice herself.

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@jack16arm @michellemosier I thought Jael's title of blessed assassin was really interesting. Those aren't two words I would ever put together, but I think she truly embodies the notion of a blessed assassin. She killed, but she was also a holy woman who was a nurturer.

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@hammannj3 @michellemosier I really liked reading about Deborah for this reason as well. In a church where women cannot be priests, it's nice to know that a woman can be the voice of God just as much as a man.

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier I found the woman of Thebez the most interesting. This wasn't necessarily because of her story, but rather the fact that she is mentioned only in one sentence, despite being a hero who killed a tyrant. Despite the writers' attempt to forget her, we haven't.

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@hammannj3 @michellemosier i agree, i never learned about Hagar but her story is both so sad and inspiring. it’s interesting to see the parallels between the mistreatment of women then and now

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier attended.

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier blame. She was a young woman who was surrounded by unsupportive men, except for the brother who killed her rapist. She was cheated, mistreated, and ignored. This feels like an extremely important Bible story to be taught, especially at an all-girls Catholic high school like I

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@ToriGoeglein @michellemosier It's so sad that many women are raised to believe they are worth less than men because of this misinterpretation. Men should be held equally responsible for this sin

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier this is important because it shows male and female are equal, and disproves any idea of a gender hierarchy

[Zoe Blake @zoebtheo111]

@michellemosier The most important thing I learned about humans from Genesis 1-3 is that it's possible before the surgery God performed on the first human, there was no gender. Man and woman weren't created until after the surgery, and woman was created from a side of the human, not a rib