Disciples just don’t get it?!?
Mark 8:14-21. Here they come again… it is amazing that the church ever got off the ground with early Jesus-followers like these guys who once again don’t get it. They’re on a boat trip with Jesus and only have a loaf of bread. Now, mind you, Jesus just fed 4000 men plus with proportionally less than a single loaf to 12+ folks but these guys are concerned they didn’t pack enough or that someone else is to blame for not bringing it- wasn’t it James’s job or Andrew’s maybe to bring the bread… Anyway maybe this story is supposed to give us hope that even when we don’t get it, we’re not alone in that. Maybe this story is a reminder that even disciples cannot understand anything about Jesus without and before the crucifixion and resurrection? In any case, I’ve begun to look at this story for what it might tell me and the Saint James community about living in faith today…
