in front of him, he wondered why he climbed the bean stock in the first place. but his need for food was so great that he was determined to press on, rather than make his way, slowly and sheepishly back to his angry mother.
but in luke 11, jesus tells the story of a man who goes to his friend at midnight and, like jack, asks for bread. here the stories change, but the lesson is the same. in jesus’ story, the man continues to knock on the door which remains shut. the only response he hears is a voice saying “go away!” in jack’s situation, though i am sure he 