Thursday October 16 Mark 8: 27 – 9: 13

The turning point of Mark’s Gospel is found in these verses with Peter playing a major role. He is the first to confess that Jesus was the Messiah, but immediately following this confession, Peter bristled at Jesus words that He must suffer and die. Peter could not comprehend a dying Messiah prior to the cross, but clearly understood after the Resurrection. Suffering is a part of the Christian life as Peter came to experience through his own persecution for Christ.