Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time -
Mark 6:53-56
Today’s Gospel is only 3 verses
long. The Gospel begins as Jesus and his disciples reach the other side of the
lake. As they got out of the boat, Jesus was recognized as the teacher and
healer about whom so many of the people had heard. As the word spread about
Jesus preaching and healing, many people began to gather. They brought their
family members and loved ones to Jesus for healing. And Mark says that everyone
who was touched by Jesus that day was healed.
How would we react if Jesus
appeared to us today? Would we seek Him out and ask Him to heal us? What is the
healing that we would ask for? Or would we be skeptical and watch Jesus from a
safe distance? What is it that might keep us from approaching Jesus and asking
Him for what we desire: fear, a sense of unworthiness, skepticism, or shyness?
The reality is that Jesus is in our
midst today and every day. However, we
may not see Him as the people in His day did. However, if we have eyes of
faith, we will see and experience Jesus. And He will gift us with the grace we
need for this day. However, we need to have open eyes and believing hearts. We
also need to be on the lookout for Jesus. We need to expect Him to come to us.
True, we do not know the day or the hour. However, if we are awake we will
experience Jesus in some way today. Be alert! He is coming!
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