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Nathan unpacks the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem as recorded by Mark. He concludes that faith in Jesus gets loud but must last through the excitement and hype into the everyday.
In the story of the healing of a blind man we see the intermingling of faith and mercy. The blind man's faith, and his plea for mercy, reach the ears of Jesus and result in a dramatic outcome.
Jesus' instruction to a young man to sell all and give the proceeds to the poor tested what was in the centre of the man's life. His refusal to follow the instructions of Jesus revealed that his love of success and riches was greater than his love for life. Success and riches are well able to keep us away from what is most important.
In Mark 10 the Pharisees attempted to get Jesus to define marriage by what would constitute' a valid reason for divorcing one's spouse. Jesus resists their strategy and reminds them that the meaning of marriage is found in God's original intention not in the rules governing the failure of his original design.
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