
“When the work of teaching the people did not press them, it was the custom of Jesus and the apostles to rest each Wednesday.” On this particular day, Jesus decided to go into the hills alone, but John Mark insisted on going along. “The Master spent this last day of quiet on earth visiting with this truth-hungry youth and talking with the Paradise Creator.” “This occasion exemplifies the willingness of the Creator to socialize with the creature. Even a youth, if the desire of the heart is really supreme, can command the attention and enjoy the loving companionship of the ruler of a universe...”