Falling as an infant or toddler is a part of life. Falling as an elderly person can mean the end of your life. Not all falls are the same, but all of them stop our forward progress. Jesus uses the picture of stumbling to describe what can happen when a person looks at Jesus but misses out on the Good News. That is the most catastrophic fall of all time. Instead of recognizing the One who can save and heal, they mistake Him for just another teacher or (even worse) a mythological figure from ancient times. Some in Jesus’ day were in danger of tripping. In fact, John the Baptist sends messengers to Him. John and his followers are trying to sort out what they are seeing and figure out what they need to do because of it. Let’s learn from their question and Jesus’ challenge.
