Read the Lectionary Texts Greatness. True greatness. That's what our Scripture text today is about. Greatness. True greatness. Jesus and the disciples are about to arrive in Jerusalem. The Gospel of Mark gives us a series of stories about events and conversations taking place toward the end of Jesus' life as they journey from Galilee to the Holy City. The stories are all tied together by the three little words “on the way”, and each one is a lesson in what it means to be a true disciple. Today we come to the final story “on the way”. [READ MORE]