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Claire Lynch reads from Mark's gospel on day 3 of our 47 day journey. Music by Bern Leckie.

Jesus was “indignant” – really? If that grabbed your attention, you might remember other Bibles saying “filled with compassion”, and scholars can’t agree on which is right. It’s probably not meant to be both, because the problem is most likely a copying error between two similar Greek words, but no-one is sure which was the original and which was the error. You’ll have to ask Jesus!

This brings up a big question which is also part of the story here – why can Jesus be so hard to find? Everyone was looking for Jesus, but he didn’t go straight to those people who wanted and needed him. Why? You’ll have to ask Jesus.

Maybe this passage feels like other parts of our faith life – frustrating, ambiguous, impossible to agree on or understand. But here it is. Can you accept it as it is, without fully understanding? Can you reflect on what it means to seek space, like Jesus did, for prayer? If you can find that space today, can you ask Jesus whatever you like, and still be content not to have all the answers?

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