We all know about Jesus getting angry one day in the temple and driving the traders in the church out with a whip. Can you imagine the scene and how angry the traders would have been? Well the story I have below illustrates the same theme happening in modern times.
A man was driving without his seatbelt when he spotted a patrol car right behind him. He grabbed for the belt and put it on. But it was too late, and the red lights began to flash and the two cars stopped. The police officer got out and said to the driver: ‘You weren’t wearing your seatbelt,”
“Yes, I was,” said the man, “and if you don’t believe me, ask my wife.”
“So how ABOUT it, ma’am?” asked the policeman,
Officer,” she said, “I’ve been married to this man for forty years, and there’s one thing I’ve learned: Never argue with him when he’s drunk! Just give him a ticket for not wearing the seat belt.”
In that Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus doesn’t bother to argue with the unjust merchants and moneychangers who have converted the Temple of Jerusalem into a noisy “marketplace” and a “hideout of thieves.” Instead, he frightens them with his angry order and chases them away, wielding the whip in his hands.