- Be People of Faith In God
Mark begins his gospel without
genealogy, birth narrative or any
prologue. He begins with the
ministry of John the Baptist, the
forerunner who would prepare
the way for Jesus’ ministry of
Servanthood. Mark’s emphasis
throughout is on Christ’s works
rather than His words, as befitting
a Servant. Numerous miracles
of healing and exorcism precede
the personal calls of five disciples
– Andrew, Peter, James, John
and Matthew – and His choosing
of the seven other disciples.
Lord, help us be People of Faith:
When He had come home, many
gathered that there was No Room
left, not even outside the door.
Some men bringing a paralytic
could not get him to Jesus due to
the crowd, they made an opening
in the roof above Jesus & lowered
the mat the paralysed man was
lying. When Jesus saw their Faith,
He said to the paralytic: Son your
sins are Forgiven… Take up your
mat and go home. Immediately
he arose, took up the mat and
went out in the presence of them
all, so that all were amazed and
glorified God (Mk 2:1-12). Amen.
Lord, if You were in a nearby
house today, I would also want to
be in the crowd trying to see You.
For I have needs that only You
can meet; and I have desires
that only You can satisfy them.
Above all, I want Your personal
touch that I need to experience
so that my faith be boosted more
than ever before. In Yr name, Amen
Lord, we are encouraged by the
act of the four faithful friends.
They had heard You healing many
in the Galilean region and they
were determined to get their
friend to You the Healer despite
the difficulty they were facing.
Help us Lord to be compassionate
and Trust You enough to help
others the way they do. Amen.
Lord, usually when we come to U
God with a request, it’s for some-
thing practical including a miracle.
And the remarkable tendency
of Jesus is to meet our practical
needs beside our spiritual needs.
Because as the God of compassion,
You want us to know Your heart
more than Your doctrine. So Jesus
I seek Your face with all my needs
– spiritual, physical, emotional,
relational and everything else.
Thanks for Your comprehensive
touch in my total being. Amen.