Evening: Psalms 111, 114; Mark 16:9-20
Some people imagine that Jesus’s disciples - those who believe in him - should have extraordinary powers of healing or special protection. On Easter Day, some Christians thought they could gather, assured of immunity from coronavirus. Those who believe this way engage in wishful thinking. Most scholars say this last part of Mark’s Gospel is wishful thinking ... added later by a writer who imagined it should end like this . Jesus, however, is about reality not magic. The real good news, rather than hocus-pocus, is, amazingly, that, as Love conquers death, an extraordinary new reality is born.
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