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The medium is the message, right? It's fascinating to me that no one seems to debate the wisdom with which Jesus teaches -- they simply can't fathom that such wisdom would come from Jesus. They're offended that someone like him could teach someone like them. They have a certainty about where they stand and where others stand, and they're unwilling to consider things outside of their expectations.
It's easy to see the flaws when Mark presents them so clearly in the Gospel. It's much harder to see them in our own lives -- we fall into routines and patterns and develop blinders to things outside of our expectations. It takes work to look outside of our expectations, to listen for the voice of God coming from all corners, and to consider the merits of things while ignoring the medium through which it comes. May we truly listen for what God has to say to us, and may the Holy Spirit open the eyes of our hearts to follow God's leading.
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