Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Today’s Reading: Genesis 11:1-9 Daily Lectionary: Numbers 27:12-23; Luke 23:26-56 So the LORD dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth. (Genesis 11:8) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. This is the ultimate story of rebellion. This isn’t a story about one person’s or one family’s sins against God. This is a story about the whole world gathering together to form a city that stood in rebellion against God. You know it as the story of Babel, but actually the city is called Babylon. Our pride and selfish desires put us at odds with each other, but a common enemy can unite otherwise incompatible people. In this case, the enemy is God. “Come,” they said to each other, “we will build this city, so that God cannot force us to disperse. We can make a name for ourselves! We can make a high tower and storm heaven itself!” Our Lord united the people of Jerusalem in His own day. The Pharisees, scribes, Sadducees, and priests hated each other, but they hated Jesus more. So they teamed up in order to crucify