both ways

Friday October 12^th, Mark 10:  ¹⁰When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. ¹¹He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. ¹²And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."  In most circles of his day the discussion moved between whether a man could get rid of his wife for infidelity only, or if he could dump her if she burned the toast just became less attractive than that hottie down the street.  Jesus goes back to the commitment of being one with, and for another.  For the first time the idea that a man could commit adultery against his wife enters the picture.  For the first time the failure of a relationship is defined as going both ways.  Jesus moves the conversation from a man’s possessions to a couple’s relationship.  In the process the lowly are lifted and the powerless are given power, and along with it, responsibility.  Who are the powerless and lowly in our world?  How are we as the church speaking for them?