This lectionary year we concentrated on the gospel of Mark. The author seems to be in a hurry to tell us of the good news of Jesus Christ. We have seen great miracles, acts of faith, teachings, feedings and healings. We have also experienced the bewilderment of disciples, Pharisees, and fellow Jews as Jesus would turn our lives and expectations upside down. To be first, we must be last and servant of all. To enter the kingdom of heaven we must be as trusting and open as a powerless little child.To gain eternal life we must lose our lives and give up our possessions and control. And this week, Jesus tells James and John that to sit next to him in the kingdom of heaven, they must drink from his cup, and be baptized with his baptism. In other words suffer with him, as he suffers with and for us. Good news? See what Dianne Bergant tells us about "The Point of Suffering," and why Bishop Will Willimon tells us this is "Good News."
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