NARRATOR: As Jesus was starting on a journey, a man ran up and knelt down in front of him.
MAN: Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?
JESUS: Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. You must know the commandments:
“You shall not kill;
You shall not commit adultery;
You shall not steal;
You shall not bear false witness;
You shall not cheat;
Respect your father and mother.”
MAN: Teacher, ever since I was a child, I have obeyed all these commandments.
NARRATOR: Jesus looked at him and loved him.
JESUS: You need to do only one thing more. Go and sell what you have and give to the poor.
You will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.
NARRATOR: When he heard this, the man felt sad and he went away, for he had many possessions.
JESUS: How hard it will be for those with riches to enter the kingdom of God!
NARRATOR: These words shocked the disciples.
JESUS: How hard for those trusting riches to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
NARRATOR: At this the disciples were completely overwhelmed.
DISCIPLES: Who, then, can be saved?
JESUS: For humans this is impossible but not for God. All things are possible with God.
Mark 10.17-27
Sunday Readings: Wisdom 7.7-11 Hebrews 4.12-13 Mark 10.17-27