Saturday 13 July 2024
Jesus continues to send us into the world as his disciples. But like the first disciples, we are not sent alone.
Jesus continues to send us into the world as his disciples. But like the first disciples, we are not sent alone.
By showing that Jesus himself was rejected, Mark consoles and reassures his first readers. He also prepares us to accept this possible consequence of Christian discipleship.
Each individual must make his or her own act of faith in affirming Jesus as God’s Son.
When we bring our worries to God in prayer, we might just begin to learn to see things from God’s perspective.