mark chapter 09 That last bit was the start of Chapter 9. Six days later. It might have been four but it was six. They went up the mountain, Jesus and his brothers and cousins. Peter, James and John. And Jesus get's a white robe from two guys in white robes and they were maybe real people. Two Romans. Or a Roman and a Jew. They didn't, and still don't all hate each other. Peter, James and John thought they were Elijah and Moses. "Moses, Jesus Christ, I thought you were dead. Must your tyranny rule forever. Can we not bury your laws of blind obedience to evil man made oppression laws and rituals." "Shut up, Peter, we are talking about the bloody details of getting me on the cross for the eclipse." "What." "You aren't paying attention." Jesus explains again that he will hang on the cross a few hours then disappear. "Like a miracle." "No." "Like magic." "No. Man. Like I told you. We want to be remembered, even if the Romans make a bloody church of our crusade, to tell people to wake up and get along." "Okay, already." Jesus does some healing then tells his disciples the cross story. And the disciples, still not getting it, argue about who is going to be the greatest as if there was a stick you could measure it with. I know. With which to measure it. There ain't. Jesus told them. And here he is right. Much righter than our Music Television Hollywood consume all you can money is God idiot religion. What, however, does not make the church right. In fact. The church is very wrong. One of the wrongest ailments of our time since a long time. And Jesus saw that the synagogue was wrong and wanted to right it and that's the story of a dead Jesus, even if he didn't die on a cross. Life eats us up and recycles us. It's evolution. Kids should believe in those who believe in them. To finish off the chapter, the Moses logic of ripping out eyes and cutting off limbs to reserve a place in heaven. As if suddenly heaven is no longer here. Salt without saltyness might just as well be sand. Or turnip. I love you. Amen.