We’ve been walking with Jesus on the way to Jerusalem for over a month. The stories from Mark’s gospel have showed us many sides of Jesus’ personality. Perhaps more importantly, they have shown us many sides of the disciples’ personalities. The disciples in many ways took our place in that drama. They reacted as we would, most of the time, I think. They were slow to understand that Jesus was going to suffer and die. They were more concerned about their own status and power than anything else. They overlooked children and people who were new to the faith. They didn’t want to hear it when Jesus said he was going to die. These stories have all come from about a three chapter long “hinge” in Mark’s gospel. It was the literal turning point, when Jesus turned toward Jerusalem and began heading t…