"The comfort (in this parable) is to consider the possibility that the most helpful thing I could do to advance the Kingdom of God is to take a nap."
Year B, Season of Pentecost
Proper 6, Ordinary Time 11
Sunday Between June 12 and June 18 Inclusive
2nd Sunday After Pentecost 2009
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This week, we return to reading through the Gospel of Mark. Having read most of Chapter 1 way back in Epiphany, we skip Chapters 2 and 3. Malina & Rohrbaugh title the section, Mark 3:7 to 8:26:
Back and Forth at Sea with Jesus and His Disciples.
Chapter 4 is a miniature, "Sermon by the Sea:"
