lent 1 year b - mark

Mark 1:9-15

⁹In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee

     and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 

     ¹⁰And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water,

          he saw the heavens torn apart

          and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

     ¹¹And a voice came from heaven,

          “You are my Child, the Beloved;

               with you I am well pleased.” 

¹²And the Spirit immediately drove Jesus out into the wilderness. 

     ¹³He was in the wilderness forty days,

          tempted by Satan;

     and he was with the wild beasts;

     and the angels waited on him.

¹⁴Now after John was arrested,

     Jesus came to Galilee,

          proclaiming the good news of God, ¹⁵and saying,

               “The time is fulfilled,

                    and the reign of God has come near;

                         repent,

                         and believe in the good news.”

Queeries for the text:
Are the angels serving Jesus as unappreciated as the deacons that follow their lead?
How terrifying would a dive-bombing pigeon be?
What has Jesus done to please God?
How long were those "forty days"?
Were the wild beasts friendly to the One who spoke Creation into being?
Why was John arrested?
What kind of "time" is fulfilled?

What are your queeries?