The Apostles
gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. He said
to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. People
were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to
eat. So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place. People saw
them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from
all the towns and arrived at the place before them.
When Jesus
disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for
they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
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Reflection:
Do you want
Jesus to teach you many things (Mark 6:34)? Therefore, you must thirst for
Jesus, you must follow Jesus and you must hunger for Jesus.
Many of us
today do not feel Jesus in our life because we don’t thirst and hunger for Him
anymore. We thirst and hunger more for the things of this world, we follow more
the false teachings of this world than abide by the teachings of Jesus.
What would it
benefit you if you follow Jesus and If you give up everything for Jesus? You
gain a foretaste of heaven while you are still in this world. This doesn’t mean
that you will not experience anymore human difficulties once you choose Jesus
over this world.
Yet you can
be assured that as you go through your human difficulties or problems you are
certain of Jesus abiding presence in your life. Jesus will make your
difficulties lighter and Jesus will walk with you.
In the gospel
for this Saturday we read about the multitude of people chasing after Jesus and
His disciples. The disciples were about to rest and go through some physical
and spiritual re-charging. Yet when the multitude of people discovered it they
hurriedly went there leaving behind whatever worldly undertaking/s that they
were doing.
When Jesus
saw the vast crowd waiting for Him, He did not turn them away, never did He
scold them or told them, why are you people disturbing our rest? Jesus instead
pitied them. Then, He taught them and healed them of whatever sickness that
they have.
Are you
willing to leave everything to have a precious encounter with Jesus? - Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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