Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time - Mark 3:1-6
Today the Pharisees continue to
monitor what Jesus is doing. As Jesus goes into the synagogue, He sees a man
seated there who has a withered hand. Jesus quietly and simply asks the man to
come to Him. Then Jesus turns to the Pharisees and asks them if it is lawful to
“d0 good” on the Sabbath. Yes, it was the Sabbath. However, was it better to
heal someone or was it better to ignore their suffering?
The Pharisees did not know how to
respond. They just kept silent. Jesus was deeply saddened and angry at the
hardness of the Pharisees’ hearts. Jesus then turns to the man and quietly asks
him to stretch out his hand. The man does so and immediately his hand is
healed!
What is “withered” in our lives?
What is the healing that we long for? Are we ready to “stretch our hand” and
ask Jesus to heal us? Do we trust that Jesus will respond to us? Do we have
faith that Jesus will heal us in some way (even if it is not the one we hope
for?) Jesus is waiting for us! Will we come?
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