Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34 John 12:20-25 Do you ever wonder how famous Jesus was when he was alive? I know that sounds like a silly question but in terms of where he ministered and when he lived, it could be said that outside of Palestine he probably wasn't well known. And yet in the Gospel of John we have this account of a group of Greeks coming to meet Jesus. They go to Philip, who goes to Andrew who both go to Jesus and ask if he will meet with them. And then frustratingly we never find out if Jesus met with them. But Jesus says something important at this point. He says now is the time for him to be glorified. What Jesus is saying is that by having Gentiles or non-Jews recognising who he was, the Kingdom of God was breaking out of its Jewish roots. I like to think Jesus then sat down with the Greeks and had a good debate over the nature of the world, but that’s in my head. The new covenant Jeremiah talks about is also about how the Kingdom of ...