Going on to the next town‏

Read St. Mark, chapter 6

Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. ⁷ Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.

Jesus had an unenthusiastic welcome from people from his home town . They could not imagine who he really was because they saw him as just another home town boy. So he went on and preached in other towns and sending out his followers to bring the good news to all kinds of people. They were invested with power to bring peace to troubled people. As his fame spread some people compared Jesus to John the Baptists who was executed. Even King Herod himself wondered about Jesus.

The disciples were so busy ministering to people’s needs that they had to go to a remote place out of town to rest. But the people just followed them. So Jesus commanded his disciples to feed the crowd with just a small lunch. The next morning as they rowed across the lake, the disciples saw Jesus come to them walking on the water. Jesus is showing the disciples that he is truly the Son of God sent to bring salvation to all kinds of people. This is still the mission of his Church.

Today we remember that Bill Baker heard the call and ministered in home, his church and community. He inspires us to live in the grace and peace of our Savior, Jesus.

Amen.