I wrote a column yesterday that mused why the Gospel of Mark saw fit to mention the “green grass,” of all things, on the very event-filled day Jesus fed a multitude and then calmed a storm at sea. It seems at first glance that it would have been like a reporter coming upon a chaotic domestic murder scene and noting in his notepad that the butter had been left out. Nevertheless, I offered my hunch as to why the green grass was a relevant and not obscure detail.
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