TODAY'S WORD
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Mark: 3:10-11 "for He had cured many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon Him to touch Him. Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!”
TODAY'S REFLECTION
The 1st reading states that the power of Jesus to save is utterly certain, since He is living for ever to intercede for all who come to God through Him.
The Gospel of the Day is a narrative of Jesus displaying His conviction and commitment to the Kingdom of God…
… and his tremendous zeal and passion in doing His Father’s Will!
Jesus was in the thick of His ministry…
… and was attracting a large number of people.
St Mark beautifully presents this attractive power of the Lord through the words:
“A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea.
Hearing what He was doing, a large number of people came to Him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan and from the neighbourhood of Tyre and Sidon” (Mk 3: 7-8)
The popularity of the Lord was spreading far and wide…
His power over sin had many to look up to Him…
His authoritative teaching was astonishing to many…
His dominance over evil spirits was awe-inspiring for many…
His amazing healing power had caused a stir among people…
Such fame also brought along with it…jealousy and hatred
animosity among the leaders of the time
divisions among His followers and His detesters
Yet…with all such external fame and popularity
with all such outer dangers and threats
Jesus remained focus!
Jesus brings to focus the importance…
to seek and do God’s Will
to always say YES with respect to the works of the Kingdom!
What is our own attitude and mentality…
QUESTIONS TO PONDER
What about our Christian Life?
Is it centered on seeking and doing the Will of God, at every moment, in every situation?
Am I concerned more with worldly affairs or do I engage myself more into spiritual realities?
Am I disturbed more by earthly concerns or do I share more the anxiety for spiritual growth?
Am I obsessed more with worldly gains or do I be zealous for spiritual graces and blessings?
Very often we lose our focus…
Very often we lose sight of the proper track…
The Lord, today, brings back the “spotlight” on the essentials of Christian Life.
Christian life sometimes gets diluted with too many “social” concerns…at the expense of spiritual realities.
Christian life sometimes gets polluted with too many “interdisciplinary” matters…
at the expense of true faith and teachings.
Christian life sometimes gets ruined with too many “compromising” practices… at the expense of Gospel values and standards.
May we seek the mighty intercession of the Gentleman Saint to “Seek and Do” God’s Will at all times and thus “soar in the skies of sanctity”
Jesus is not just one of the solutions to the world's problems and our problems.
RESOLUTION
Let us be convinced that Jesus is the Saviour of the world and our Saviour and let's resolve to follow Him and in all circumstances and Situations.
Have a wonderful day. Let's remember all the Priest's and Religious especially those on the crossroads.