Contemplative Bible Reading

Matthew 13:1-2 (New Living Translation)

Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. 2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.

Jesus often sat when he spoke to crowds. In these verses we read about Jesus sitting beside the lake to talk, then he sat in a boat to talk.

With all our public address technology we have today, I rarely see anyone sit to talk to crowds. Perhaps I am reading too much into this stand or sit thing.