Sermon: 28 Feb 2021, Lent II – Mark 8: 31-38
At the end of a particularly testy exchange with his disciple Peter, in which they argued about the path to crucifixion and what it meant to proclaim Jesus as the Christ or Messiah, the gospel of Mark has Jesus say these words (pronouns adjusted): “If anyone wants to come with me… they must forget self, carry their cross, and follow me. For whoever wants to save their own life will lose it; but whoever loses their life for me and …