An Unbelievable Prediction The text for this Second Sunday of Lent is Mark 8:31-38. This sees Jesus foretelling of His death and resurrection. This is a stark, yet joyful reminder of the purpose of our Lenten journey. For Peter it is just a sorrowful, unbelievable prediction. So unbelievable that Peter thinks it appropriate to rebuke Jesus. Never let it be said that Peter did not possess chutzpah. Peter only heard the death part and ignored, as probably too unbelievable, the rising again. In Peter’s defense He loves Jesus and cannot bear to think of Him suffering this way. Yet, Jesus knows why He has come and what He is to accomplish, even if Peter cannot come to terms with it.
Say It Isn’t So
Say It Isn’t So
Say It Isn’t So
An Unbelievable Prediction The text for this Second Sunday of Lent is Mark 8:31-38. This sees Jesus foretelling of His death and resurrection. This is a stark, yet joyful reminder of the purpose of our Lenten journey. For Peter it is just a sorrowful, unbelievable prediction. So unbelievable that Peter thinks it appropriate to rebuke Jesus. Never let it be said that Peter did not possess chutzpah. Peter only heard the death part and ignored, as probably too unbelievable, the rising again. In Peter’s defense He loves Jesus and cannot bear to think of Him suffering this way. Yet, Jesus knows why He has come and what He is to accomplish, even if Peter cannot come to terms with it.