Mark 1: 29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. 31 So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.
32 That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. 33 The whole town gathered at the door, 34 and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.
The locus of the Gospel is to reach out to people in need- not to keep all you can for yourself. Rather than doing a miracle and then setting up a “headquarters”, Jesus moves on to the next town. Peter’s mother-in-law probably deserved a rest, but as soon as she was healed she got up to serve Jesus and his disciples. God was always giving to his people so that they could reach out to others. It is the same with his Church today.
Some people think that our mission should be to keep as much as we can, but God blesses us we serve others.
This is “Souper Sunday”, another opportunity to remember why God brought us here. Out of our abundance we can share a can of soup and a dollar to help women, men and children.
I have an assignment for you: read a chapter a day from the Gospel of Mark. See what Jesus is doing. Is he setting up an earthly kingdom to benefit his own people? Or is he sharing the healings and miracles for the benefit to people who often felt unworthy? Let me know what discover?
We also pray for that other “Super Bowl” that the Father will shed his light upon all those watching the game and reveal the way of Christ to them.
Amen.
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