Today we begin in the book of Mark. In this Gospel, Mark tells us dramatic and action packed stories that focus more on Christ’s activities rather than on His teachings. The main thing to pull from the book of Mark is the description of how Jesus lived His life and the perfect example of how we should live ours.

Today we also read Psalm 17. Verses 8-9 stood out to me, 8 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings 9 from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me. I love the term apple of your eye which references a Hebrew idiom referring to the tiny reflection of yourself that you can see in other people’s pupils. David is literally asking God to keep his reflection in His eye. Once I broke down the original meaning of the phrase it made me think of how much I want my reflection to be in God’s eyes. The only way I can be reflected in His eye is for God to be looking straight at me. This gave me chills when I thought about the power of God constantly looking after me.