A Muslim sultan walled up a gate in Jerusalem to keep the Messiah from entering the Temple grounds. That’s kind of funny, since the Romans and Jewish political leaders failed so spectacularly when thinking a stone would stop Jesus from rising. This week, Michael Quinn Sullivan reflects on the foolishness of the impediments we place in front of God.

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