A man showed up at church with his ears painfully blistered. After the service, his concerned pastor asked "What in the world happened to you?"  The man replied, "I was lying on the couch yesterday afternoon watching a ball game on TV and my wife was ironing nearby. I was totally engrossed in the game when she left the room, leaving the iron near the phone. The phone rang and keeping my eyes glued to the television, I grabbed the hot iron and put it to my ear." 

"So how did the other ear get burned?" the pastor asked.

"Well, I had no more than hung up and the guy called again." (1) 

Now there is a man who was focused. He was so caught up in watching the game, he didn't know what he was doing. 

In our lesson for today the disciples of Jesus have lost their focus. They are confused and w…