Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 1, 29-39
On leaving the synagogue
Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.
Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.
They immediately told him about her.
He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up.
Then the fever left her and she waited on them.
When it was evening, after sunset,
they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons.
The whole town was gathered at the door.
He cured many who were sick with various diseases,
and he drove out many demons,
not permitting them to speak because they knew him.
Rising very early before dawn, he left
and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.
Simon and those who were with him pursued him
and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for you.”
He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages
that I may preach there also.
For this purpose have I come.”
So he went into their synagogues,
preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.
Seek God
1. He left the synagogue. Prayer is pivotal and essential in Jesus’s life, above all else. Prayer is the core, the center. We must always make time to pray, to enter the chapel and spend a while in silence and prayer. Find your space and your moment. In prayer, you find your strength for everything that you have to face in the day. Prayer is your place and your moment to find answers to many of your questions. Silence is the key.
2. He took her the hand. Jesus heals. It is a beautiful gesture: taking her hand and helping her up. This shows that Christ never leaves you alone. He is always by your side, and He raises you. Do you know something? We don’t want you to fall, and we don’t want you to be knocked down in this life. Beyond what happens or has happened to you, we want to tell you that we are here to take you by the hand and help you up. You’re not alone. You have a lot to give and offer to this world. We will help you and pick you up. Don’t ever think you are alone.
3. He went to other places. The missionary attitude is to go out looking for others. Today, take that attitude: go visit a person who needs you; you could even send them a message asking how they’re doing. You could send a Gospel meditation to that person you know is distant from God. Or take time to pray for that person you know needs it. Come on, go out! Don’t get stuck in those comfortable places where you want to stay. We must be ready to go out for the mission.
Don’t forget that something good is on the way!
God bless you and keep you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
