Gospel: Mark 2:1-12
When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some
days, it became known that he was at home. Many gathered together so that there
was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to them. They came
bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. Unable to get near Jesus
because of the crowd, they opened up the roof above him. After they had broken
through, they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw
their faith, he said to him, “Child, your sins are forgiven.” Now some of the
scribes were sitting there asking themselves, “Why does this man speak that
way? He is blaspheming. Who but God alone can forgive sins?” Jesus immediately
knew in his mind what they were thinking to themselves, so he said, “Why are
you thinking such things in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the
paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, pick up your mat and
walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins
on earth” –he said to the paralytic, “I say to you, rise, pick up your mat, and
go home.” He rose, picked up his mat at once, and went away in the sight of
everyone. They were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never
seen anything like this.”
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Reflection:
What will you do if a sick person who is
poor will ask you for help? Will you bring him to a hospital or would you simply
ignore and move-on with your life?
The gospel for today gives us a direction
on what to do whenever somebody asks us for help regardless of who this
somebody is. We must help in whatever way the person in need this was the deed
that was done by the four men who went to the roof of the house where Jesus was
staying.
The four men brought the paralytic to
Jesus. They did not care if they have to open the roof of the house so that
they could bring the paralytic in front of Jesus. What is important for them is
to extend help to the paralytic in whatever forms and ways.
What happened to the four men after the
paralytic was healed and forgiven of his sins by Jesus? They simply faded away
into the sunset; they did not receive any words of appreciation from the crowd
and from the man that they’ve helped. But certainly as they walked away and
mingled with the ordinary folks. They carried in their hearts this
unexplainable joy, joy that no human could give them and joy that no amount of
money could buy them.
This unexplainable joy was given to them by Jesus for a job well done. And for getting out of their own comfort zones so that they could give comfort and help to someone in need.
This unexplainable joy was given to them by Jesus for a job well done. And for getting out of their own comfort zones so that they could give comfort and help to someone in need.
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