Communities living under oppression

This is an aside/reflection to my general notes.  I'm just getting into this frame of thinking - where Mark's Gospel is the framework for these next two months, and situations of conflict/oppression are the context for today.

I'm remembering also that Mark's Gospel could well have been written for the early Christian community in  Rome - a community that knew something about being in conflict with the ruling powers.  So it seems entirely appropriate that I write my thoughts on Mark's Gospel whilst being attentive to what is happening in places like Israel Palestine.