From an educator’s view, Jesus was quite a teacher. He used stories (parables) to teach a lesson, and he repeated his lessons: give to the poor, store up treasures in heaven (Mark 10:21, the last shall be first; Mark 10:31, 10:34), blessing and healing children (Mark 9:17-27, 10:34-36). His followers were growing. He was answering questions, provoking discussions. In the midst of this, he predicts his death (for the third time).

Has it ever occurred to you that there’s a lot we don’t know about Jesus?  The four Gospels give us actual events of his life, the majority being his adult life. We also see that when Jesus spoke to people, he often spoke in riddles. In the middle of ch. 4, he admonishes them (his disciples and a few others—his safe circle) to listen carefully.

Some thoughts from this week’s reading:

         - When we get to chapter 32, we read that the people grew tired of waiting for Moses to return from his journey up the mountain to meet with the Lord. The awe and wonder of hearing the trumpet blast, seeing the smoke and trembling mountain and the voice of God calling Moses up the mountain had faded away.