Most of the time, it would be difficult to summarize half of a body of literature at one time. Mark, however, is an exception. Whereas Matthew and, as we will see later, Luke and John present Jesus' doings and teachings, Mark presents Jesus as always "on the go"--always doing something. Mark allows for very little idle time with Jesus. For Jesus, in Mark, there is always something to do, someplace to go; there is very little "wasted energy". This image of Jesus is portrayed throughout chapters 7-14. I have to think that Jesus knew that his time on Earth was relatively short, and he had much work to do during that short time. As a result, there just wasn't the time to sit back and comtemplate and wait and see what would happen. Jesus' mission was to reach as many as he could with the Good News of God's salvation; it was his whole reason for coming to Earth.
As I think on that, I have to wonder if the church is filled with the same kind of urgency that Jesus is/was. On one hand, I believe now, more than ever, the church is aware that there is an urgency in the message Jesus presents. On the other hand, I wonder if the church is as urgent about spreading that message as Jesus. It all leads me to one question: How are we, as the Church, takin' care of the business of following Jesus and proclaiming His message?
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