E54 Gospel of Mark

Today’s gospel reading invites us to reflect on that fact that when we don’t think much on the corrupting power of sin and the destructive power of death, we won’t make much of the cross and resurrection of Jesus. Conversely if we only see the beauty, by "amusing ourselves to death", we become distracted from the realities of sin and brokenness in our midst. The gospel call us to view the world not as it is in its present brokenness, or in its partial beauty, but as it will be in its future blessedness. In this way, we rejoice in the beauty that is already here but we are given eyes to see the eternal weight of glory and beauty that is our inheritance—now in the present and forevermore—in Christ Jesus our Lord.