Intro

G'day good team Strath, A commentary maybe the wrong thing to call this. What I am thinking is that it could be a good tool to encourage our devotional life. A commentary can imply something dry- experts giving out the distilled wisdom of a whole lot of other experts. Perhaps this could be a focal point for a group exploration of Jesus as presented in Mark- and how our discoveries here translate into our lives in Strath. I do think for this last quarter of the year it would be good to be remembering the constant presence of the Spirit- thinking through what that means- and then acting out the implications. So I was thinking of posting a chapter of Mark each week that we can then all comment on- where we are not worrying about being wise or theologically correct- just honestly trying to engage with the story- praying that prayer- is there anything the Spirit wants to draw to my attention- following threads, asking questions- thinking about how it inspires us to live and follow. I'm not wanting this to feel anything like an assignment- and there's no compulsion to be doing it. Some weeks you may have more time than others. And I'll emphasize again- it's not about coming up with amazing insightful revelations- so some times your posts maybe about seemingly minor details. It could be interesting to see what this process does distill. Let me know if you think there are ways to do it better. Mawson