J.D. Crossan and Marcus Borg suggest that the one of the themes of Mark is “failed discipleship.” It’s obvious really. All of them betray, abandon and misunderstand Jesus at every turn. Yet in all of this we see the disciples lead the Jesus revolution that changed the world. So the question is what did they know that we don’t?
Perhaps it’s the reality that even the failed pieces of our lives are essential. Failure is perhaps one of the best teachers.
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