Mark uses the healing of blind Bartimaeus to round out his new vision for the Jesus community, displaced from Jerusalem and encountering disorientation and suffering in its faithful discipleship.

Preaching text: Mark 10: 46-52

Bible for Worship is a weekly introduction to the scripture passage that is likely to be the basis for the sermon on the following weekend. It correlates with the Revised Common Lectionary as it is used at St. Paul. With Peter A. Pettit, teaching pastor.