Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.” And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”
He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.” Mark 8:27 – 9:1
What Will It Profit?
They thought that being rich
would make them so happy
never seeing their neighbors
being crushed under their feet.
Greed and desire made wealth
control made them believe
their hands were so very clean
when there was blood for all to see.
The world's pain has been silenced
the gates and walls they build
to shut out the heart of God
picking the pockets of innocents.
Yet even the ground will cry out
the waters will rise and cover them
where love and freedom once danced
now they will know only chains.
They thought that being rich
would make them so happy
never seeing their neighbors
being crushed under their feet.
Greed and desire made wealth
control made them believe
their hands were so very clean
when there was blood for all to see.
The world's pain has been silenced
the gates and walls they build
to shut out the heart of God
picking the pockets of innocents.
Yet even the ground will cry out
the waters will rise and cover them
where love and freedom once danced
now they will know only chains.
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