Being misunderstood is a universal experience. It is a common experience for followers of Jesus to sometimes have their actions, beliefs, and motives misunderstood. How do we respond? What do we do?

Jesus was misunderstood. In this passage of Mark's Gospel we find him misunderstood in a more-or-less innocent way and then in a more sinister way. Since we follow Him, we can learn from his responses how to respond when we are misunderstood, something that will certainly happen.