Have you ever had to do research for a class paper? I have had to a lot while in graduate school. Sometimes you start out with your topic, thinking that you know exactly what you are going to write about. But then, after you start reading some books and digging into the research, you realize that you actually know very little about the topic and have to start from scratch and just learn. In times like these, you have to trade what you think you know for what you don’t. And it’s the same when it comes to following Jesus. Sometimes we have to trade what we think we know – about Jesus, about what is best for us, about what we think about others – in order to fully participate with God in what we don’t know.
The book of Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels, but it’s packed with the message that Jesus wants us to trade what we know, what we think, and how we see others for something better. It’s a beautiful trade, because not only do we exchange something for something different, we exchange our lives and our perspectives for something better. It’s a message that’s at the heart of the Easter story, but it’s shown through Jesus’ interactions long before the crucifixion and resurrection. I hope that this month your student is encouraged to trade what they know for something better.
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