Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
On leaving the synagogue Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with
James and John. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately
told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then
the fever left her and she waited on them.
When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill
or possessed by demons. The whole town was gathered at the door. He cured many
who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, not
permitting them to speak because they knew him.
Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place,
where he prayed. Simon and those who were with him pursued him and on finding
him said, “Everyone is looking for you.” He told them, “Let us go on to the
nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come.” So
he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the
whole of Galilee.
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Reflection:
Are you afraid to get sick? Of course we all are afraid of sickness and
as much as possible we don’t want to get sick. Some of us would even wish to
have an instant death so that we could avoid getting sick and being enslaved by
sickness. But one of the many truths of life is the reality of sickness and
death. Somehow it will catch up with us no matter how we try to avoid it.
What is our shield for sickness? Our money and health insurance? It will
not be enough and it may run out before we get healed. So what is the best cure
for sickness? It’s our faith in Jesus! Our deep faith in Jesus will set us free
from all kinds of sickness: Be it physical, emotional and spiritual sickness.
Faith is a mystery that we should all embrace and faith is also a gift that we
should ask Jesus to give us so that we would be able to feel His healing
presence in our lives.
After preaching in the synagogue Jesus went to the house of Simon and
Andrew with James and John. He went there because Simon’s mother in law was
sick with fever. Jesus simply approached her grasped her hand and helped her
get up and with those simple gestures from Jesus she regained back her health.
It was not only Simon’s mother in-law who got healed; many more were brought to
Jesus in that place and all of them were healed.
The big question here is this; did they all have faith in Jesus that’s
why they were all healed? Yes of course otherwise they would have not been
healed.
Do you always ask Jesus to give you the gift of faith and do you always
prayerfully ask Jesus to heal you with anything that ails you? – Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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