No Longer the Running Man
Mark 14:51-52 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him but he left the linen cloth, and fled naked. "Here he comes, there he goes And he ain't wearin' no clothes Oh, yes, they call him the Streak Fastest thing on two feet If there's an audience to be found He'll be streakin' around Invitin' public critique" Yup, I am from the 1970's where "Streaking" was all the rage. Above are the lyrics song by Ray Stevens about Streaking that got a lot of air play. I did Streaking a few times with friends. It was weird and uncomfortable and before I drank alcohol. Needless to say, this young man mentioned in the verses from Mark was running naked from an audience and was hardly "inviting a public critique" (how about a public crucifixion?) from the hands of Roman soldiers. Evidence suggests that the naked young man was John Mark, an early follower of Jesu