Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time – Mark
1:21-28
Today Jesus and His disciples are
in Capernaum. As was His custom, Jesus went to the synagogue and
began to teach. His listeners were amazed at his
teaching. Jesus taught with authority, unlike the
scribes. In the synagogue was a man who had an unclean
spirit. When the man saw Jesus, the unclean spirit within him cried
out asking Jesus what His purpose was. Immediately, this unclean
spirit had recognized Jesus as the “Holy One.”
Jesus rebuked the spirit and instructed it to be
come out of the man and the spirit instantly obeyed. All who
witnessed this event were amazed at Jesus’ power to heal and his ability to
release unclean spirits. Immediately, word began to spread of Jesus’
wondrous powers. His fame spread throughout all of Judea.
Mark does not say that the witnesses of the
healing believed in Jesus. Yes, they were astonished by his
power to heal, but did they listen to His Word? Did they recognize
Him as the “Christ?” Did they decide to follow Jesus or did they
simply listen and then go home and talk about Him? Did thoughts of
Jesus and His preaching stay with them or did they simply go back to their
daily routine?
Do we truly recognize Jesus as the Christ? Do we know Jesus
personally? Do we have a relationship with Him or is He simply a
figure in the Gospels? Jesus is at work in our lives, though most
likely not in as dramatic a way as was depicted in this passage. Jesus
is healing us even if we don’t see it. Jesus is gracing us with all
we need. Today may we look for Jesus as we move through our
day. Jesus is with us!
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