On the Way to Wonder

         Last Sunday Jesus confronted the disciples with the question, “Who do you say that I am?”  Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”  He did not truly understand what that meant but on that mustard seed of faith, Christ promised to build his church.  This week’s text opens with, “From that time on, Jesus began to teach them that he must go to Jerusalem, suffer, be crucified, die and resurrect.”  We know the history that unfolded but the disciples did not.  The hymn known as “The Summons” or “Will You Come and Follow Me” was written by the Scottish hymnist John L. Bell in 1987.   It is a traditional Scottish melody that asks thirteen question based on Mark 1:16-20.  The initial four stanzas ask the questions and in the fifth stanza the singer responds.  Peter objects in tomorrow’s text when Jesus suggests that following him will lead to suffering.  Let’s listen to the hymn and identify the questions and ponder what we might respond.

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