Reflection for Friday 24th Week in Ordinary Time

Today's WORD of GOD

Luke 8:1-3

Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him,  and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,  and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them[a] out of their means.

Today's Reflection


The Gospel of Women

Because of His obviously High Regard for Women, Luke’s Gospel is sometimes Called The Gospel of Women. Today’s Summary of the LORD'S Ministry is Idyllic, like a Glorious Lap of Honour when JESUS was Winning Everyone for the Kingdom of GOD. The Disciples around HIM, including the Apostles & a Group of Apostolic Women, Impress Us with Their Serene Harmony of Life. They are a Model of how Christian Community should be Lived.

Some of This Group had been Cured of illness or Physical Handicap. The 7 Devils Purged from Mary Magdalene Do Not Necessarily Mean Sinfulness, much Less Demonic Possession, but suggest a Deep Change in Her Life. Luke Gives Women an Honoured Place in This Peaceful Scene. He Mentions the Names of some Prominent Women in the Circle around JESUS, Noting that Johanna was the Wife of Herod’s Steward, Chuza. Luke Anticipates the Outcome of the Cross, Redemption, when there will No Longer be Distinction between Male & Female, Slave & Free, Jew & Greek, but All will be United in CHRIST (Gal 3: 28).


Interdependency

JESUS Called HIMSELF the Servant of All, who came Not to be Served but to Serve. Yet even JESUS at Times Needed the Service of Others, & was Grateful for the Help that Others Gave HIM. Today’s Gospel Draws Attention to the Ways HE was Helped by a Number of Women who Supported HIS Cause. Luke States that, as JESUS made HIS Way through Towns & Villages Preaching, Several Women Provided for HIM Out of Their Own Resources. Their Service of HIM Enabled HIM to Serve Others.

If JESUS Needed the Help of Others, We also Need It. We are Called to Serve, but also to Accept the Service of Others, because We Really Need Their Help. Anyone who has Undergone Surgery Knows of the Invaluable Help of Doctors & Nurses. As Saint Paul Taught, Within the CHURCH, the Body of CHRIST, We are All Interdependent. The SPIRIT is at Work in All Our Lives in Different Ways. We Need Others & Others Need Us. We All Have Something Worthwhile to Give & Something to Receive. Let’s Be Grateful to Those who Journey with Us & who Help Us Through Life.


Good Morning

GOD Bless Us All

Have an awesome Friday.

Remember all the sick and suffering in your prayers