Read the entire third chapter of Mark at http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=mark+3
Reflect specifically upon:
Mark 3: 13-19 (NRSV)
141516He went up the mountain and called to him those whom he wanted, and they came to him. And he appointed twelve, whom he also named apostles, to be with him, and to be sent out to proclaim the message, and to have authority to cast out demons. So he appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); 171819James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.and
Mark 3: 31-34 (NRSV)
323334Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, ‘Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.’ And he replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ And looking at those who sat around him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers!
Read the entire third chapter of Mark at http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=mark+3
Please share your response to the following reflection questions:
Mark 3: 31-34 (NRSV)
323334Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, ‘Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.’ And he replied, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ And looking at those who sat around him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers!
Read the entire third chapter of Mark at http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=mark+3
Please share your response to the following reflection questions:
- Why did Jesus call such ordinary guys?
What motivates you to follow to Jesus now? (Mark 3: 13-19)
- Why was Jesus’ family worried about him?
What did Jesus say was the basis for a family relationship with him?
Is doing God’s will an action or a belief? (Mark 3: 31-34)
I think about the assortment of men Jesus named apostles, fisherman, and tax men, and just very regular people. I picture Jesus sometimes walking along, muttering about their keeping the children away, or panicking over rough seas; their moments of 'little faith'. I muse whether he occasionally asked Himself, "And I'm going to build a CHURCH on the work of THESE
ReplyDeletepeople?" But He taught them, he nurtured them, and the Spirit came upon them. They did build a Church.
And, somehow, this assortment of followers, none remarkable in his own right, did step up to the Mission. And, we can too. He's sure of it!