This morning we come back to the story Mark is telling about Jesus. It seems like strange place to land in the Gospel: right in the middle of a heated argument Jesus is having with religious leaders, the Pharisees and scribes. Questioning adherence to the purity laws, they ask Jesus “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders but eat with defiled hands?” But on the other hand it gives us insights into what it means to follow Jesus. Jesus calls the crowd to … [Read more...]
Song of Songs
Arise, and Come Away
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. Song of Solomon 2:10-13 It is often said that Jesus died for our sins and so … [Read more...]