Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B): Mark 12:38-44
Is anybody there?
Does anybody care?
Does anybody see what I see?
– John Adams, from the musical “1776”
Jesus is sitting opposite the treasury in the Temple as we encounter him in this Sunday’s Gospel, observing people as they make their donations. Why is he there? What is he looking for?
At this point in Mark’s Gospel, it is Holy Week. Holy Thursday would happen in a day or two. Jesus has been preparing his disciples for what is about to happen. They have tried to understand him and to follow him, but they aren’t quite there yet. Jesus knows that their faith will be severely tested very soon. What might help them survive that hour? Continue reading “Does Anybody See What I See?”