Jesus Bent Down Several times in the New Testament the authors recorded that “Jesus bent down.” Last Sunday it was when the woman was caught in adultery. The evangelist writes, “Jesus bent down and began writing in the sand.” When Jesus invited those without sin to cast the first stone, all walked away. Jesus, the itinerant preacher, met the eyes of the woman and asked, “Has no one condemned you?” And she answered, “No one.” There are other occasions when Jesus bent down. I’m sure he bent down often when he was learning carpentry from Joseph. A carpenter bends down many times to get the correct measurements for a chair or table and to shave the wood to make it smooth. And when he was separated from his parents when they came to Jersusalem for the Passover, he not only bent down but sat down with the Jewish leaders to open up the Scriptures with his knowledge. When he gathered the children around him, I’m sure he bent down to be on their level. Probably some of them crawl...