Sip #1 – Read Chapter 2 of Mark in the HCSB translation as we kick off Round 5 of our first Challenge series in Kafe PK
Sip #2 – Read my big takeaway from the day
Sip #3 – Add comments/thoughts/questions in the Comments Box (bottom of page). NOT REQUIRED
Sip #4 – Re-read any parts of Chapter 2 that impacted you
Sip #5 – Come back tomorrow as we move to Mark, Chapter 3

Today is not only Teacher’s Appreciation today… It’s also National Nurses Day, always observed annually on May 6th. On this day, we raise awareness of all nurse contributions and commitments and acknowledge the vital role nurses play in society. 

National Nurses Week begins May 6th and ends on May 12th, which is the birthday of Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 – August 13, 1910).  Florence Nightingale was a celebrated English, social reformer, statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She became well-known while taking care of the wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Nightingale was dubbed “The Lady with the Lamp” because of her habit of making rounds at night.

All of us appreciate her legacy AND the one that every single nurse has paved after her.

#NationalNursesDay

Let’s dive into Mark, Chapter 2…Look at verses 9-11…

“‘Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,’ He told the paralytic, ‘I tell you: get up, pick up your mat, and go home.’”

I love that little phrase, “Which is easier,” referring to…