Pentecost 19B -- Mark 10 -- Narratives and Meaning

Readings: Amos 5:6-7, 10-12 Psalm 22 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31 A rich man is distraught when Jesus lays the reality of his idolatry before him.  Jesus' words condemn not only rich folks, but all of us as we all focus on things that keep us from a proper relationship with God.  Jesus reminds us that it is God who ultimately saves us and not ourselves.