As we continue in the series from the book of Mark,  we encounter another of Jesus’ teachings filled with surprise and paradox. "For to the one who has, it will be given, and from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.” While it sounds like the old maxim that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, this saying actually encapsulates both a great mystery and a deep spiritual principle that we would all do well to understand and embody.