Mark 1:21-28 I am trying to imagine the scene before us now with Jesus fresh off his wilderness experience, still newly baptized by John, accompanied by a handful of his disciples, walking together into the synagogue in Capernaum today. Of course we do not hear the content of Jesus’ teaching in Mark’s telling of the …
Tag: Epiphany 4B
Out in the Open: Casting Out Unclean Spirits
Mark 1:21-28 I think perhaps my take on this week’s Gospel reading is far too simple now. Maybe this is because I hardly know what to make of it and so I find myself settling on what little I know for sure. For this is where I wonder: What does it mean that in the …
As One Possessed: Recognizing Jesus
Mark 1:21-28 Very often when we listen to a story like the one before us now, we find ourselves wondering who we would have been within it had we been there. At least that’s what I find myself doing today as I imagine the events relayed in Mark’s Gospel: Would I be among the crowd — …
Wondering About Authority…
The 4th Sunday after Epiphany Mark 1:21-28 I find myself wondering at what they saw in Jesus in the synagogue that day… what it was that had them leaning in closer to listen. I wonder if they were puzzled at first but found that puzzlement turning to surprise and from feeling surprised to being utterly astounded. …