Sigh.
Today's Gospel reading was Jesus telling his Apostles what's going to happen when he gets to Jerusalem. The Apostles, as usual, didn't get it. James and John just heard what they wanted to, and then demanded that Jesus give them the spots on his right and left in heaven, ignoring the whole "I'm going to suffer and die soon" part.
Could Jesus have picked twelve harder-headed, stubborn, slow-learning followers? And yet look what, in his name, they helped bring about. I hope there's a message in there for me.
I think a lot about that Gospel reading. Sometimes we hear the Word, we see the Word, It's right in front of us, but we just. don't. get. it.
Poor Rocknrule just. doesn't. get. it. Someday, hopefully, he/she will.