Religion & Spirituality
The Gospel of Mark is all about Jesus going places. In the lesson for today Jesus is in Capernaum teaching in the synagogue and casting out an unclean spirit right in the middle of the church service. As Jesus moves from place to place He continually demonstrates authority in all hat He does, unlike anything the people had ever seen before. It's an authority that heals, an authority that changes, and an authority that makes new as it gathers people to follow to the same unexpected, but much-needed destination: the cross