A few years ago, my spiritual director at the time, recommended that I take some time and read the Gospel of Mark in one sitting. I took this advice while on a private retreat at a friend's home on Keuka Lake. It was a wonderful week of solitude and contemplation, that was enhanced by my reading of Mark's gospel. For the first time, I saw the humanity of Jesus in a whole new way, a way that I could relate to.
Since then, I find myself, every so often, carving out some time to re-read it, and let Mark's words speak to those parts of me that need to hear them.
So, as I was reading bulletins from parishes in my area this week, I was delighted to see that one of our local parishes was sponsoring an event called Mark's Gospel Live!
Fr. Joseph Morris, in a "one-man performance" recounts the Gospel of Mark, as the early Christians would have heard it, as a story. I experienced Mark's gospel in a way I never thought possible- to actually hear the whole thing from beginning to end, told by a master story-teller, was a powerful and moving spiritual experience. If you ever have the opportunity to see this, please take it! It was truly a blessed experience!
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