I will try to send out a quick summary or question for each of the passages the rest of the way through Mark. Here are the readings for this week are from Mark 12 and 13. These all happen during Holy Week, the week in which Jesus would be crucified.
- Monday, February 20, 2012: Mark 12:35-40 – This passage is part of Jesus’ confrontation with the religious leaders of the day. He uses it to warn the people about those who say one thing but do another.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2012: Mark 12:41-44 – Stewardship is not about how much you give, but the faith you place in the one who gave it to you!
- Wednesday, February 22, 2012: Mark 13:1-13 – This begins Jesus’ discussion about the end of times. At times He is referring to the destruction of Jerusalem, others to the persecution of the Church, and others to the end times. For the most part, he is speaking in this section about the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 a.d. (about 40 years in the future).
- Thursday, February 23, 2012: Mark 13:14-27 – Jesus begins with the focus on the destruction of Jerusalem, but quickly moves to His second coming, even quoting from the Old Testament to show what it was taking about.
- Friday, February 24, 2012: Mark 13:28-37 – Jesus warns us to be ready, to look for the signs, but not to worry about trying to figure out the hour or the day. Simply treat each day as it might be the day He returns.