To the Other Side!

Mark 4:35-41.

When Jesus says, “Let’s go to the other side,” it sounds like an innocuous statement.  But our story is full of symbolism that the original audience would have known would lead to trouble.  For one thing, night is coming on, so this is a night journey across the sea.  More ominous is the fact that the “other side” implies the land of the Gentiles.  What does that tell us about our own world and the people and places we fear?  Where is Jesus leading us?