Here is Jesus, telling the disciples what is to come. And here are the disciples, not understanding. They were so in the dark that they didn't even want to ask Jesus what he meant.
If you were one of the disciples, telling Luke years later about Jesus' ministry, you wouldn't want to highlight this moment. But it clearly stuck out to them, and because Jesus so miraculously worked things out in the end, the disciples didn't have to be embarrassed, because they were covered in grace, sweetly so by Jesus. But think of how it sounded as they told Luke about it. "Jesus told us he was going to be arrested and handed over, but we didn't believe him, and we were so confused by him that we didn't even want to ask him, so we all ignored it and pretended that we understood even though we were completely clueless." Does that sound like it's coming from a future leader of the church? That's the type of thing you can only admit to once you're certain that God's love for you is so thorough that it doesn't matter how bad you may look in the eyes of the world, because you look perfect in the eyes of the only one that matters.
So don't be afraid of your failures and what you don't understand. God reveals enough in God's perfect timing, and God covers us in grace so that we can go forward in faith and confidence.
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