Reflection for WEDNESDAY, 1st Week, Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel Verses
Mark 1:29-31
As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her.
So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
Today's Reflection
Life is dynamic and it is always changing.
As it is said, we don't step into the same river twice.
We may have our plans but life just happens.
But we are creatures of habit and we would rather stick to routines and hope that nothing changes that much.
For Eli and Samuel in the 1st reading, a significant change was about to happen.
The Lord called out to Samuel, but Samuel went to Eli, and Eli didn't expect anything unusual.
But after the third time, Eli understood that it was the Lord calling Samuel.
In the gospel, Jesus had a packed day of curing people of their diseases and casting out demons.
But early the next morning, He went off to a lonely place to pray.
Jesus had to be sensitive to the dynamic and changing needs of His mission and ministry.
May we always have time to pray so that we will be able to sense where God is calling us to and what He wants us to do.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day