September 19, 2021 Mark 9:30-37 Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection

This week we discuss Jesus’ second passion prediction in the Synoptic Tradition, in light of the fact that immediately afterwards his disciples argued about who among them would be greatest in the kingdom they expected Jesus to usher in. He tells them to be last of all and servant of all, and to reinforce that he says that “whoever welcomes a child in my name welcomes me.” We discuss the place of children in the family during the Reformation, and then reflect on Jesus’ call to a path of “downward mobility.”