Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Gospel: Mark 6: 30-34
Jesus invites you to take a break.
You need to take a break and have a small drive /sail with Jesus! It is going to be amazing.
The disciples of Jesus had just returned from an exciting mission. It was their first attempt preaching the Good News and healing the sick. They were successful, excited, and exhausted. Jesus took them and went for a boating. The travel might have taken a couple of hours. A lot had happened during this boating.
It was indeed amazing boating with Jesus. The breeze was cool, the lake was calm, and they were not in a hurry to reach the other shore. They were engrossed in sharing their experiences with Jesus. The disciples should have competed with one another to explain how they drove demons out using the name of Jesus. They would have wondered how they managed to preach the Good News, knowing well that that most of them were not well- educated, with no training in public speaking. And they could not believe themselves that they cured many with their anointing.
The beautiful moments got over too soon; on the other side of the lake they were greeted by a larger crowd. This time, the beautiful moments faded only to have even more memorable moments.
In the following verses we see Jesus multiplying bread for the people who stayed back long to listen to the Gospel. And the disciples were busy serving a dinner for the multitude. They were part of the multiplication of the bread and feeding of the five thousand.
Looking back after 2000 years, the disciples were the bigger miracle. They went ahead with seating the people in groups, and getting baskets to serve the bread, knowing well that there were only five pieces of bread with Jesus. What a trust the disciples had in Jesus!
You need a break and a drive with Jesus to have such amazing confidence and trust in Jesus. You will start trusting Jesus like never before! Each Sunday is an invitation for a drive or a sail with Jesus.
It is an invitation to spend some quite hours with Jesus, sharing your story with Jesus. He loves to hear you. He doesn’t care if it is about success or failure, He loves your story because He loves you. He is not waiting for the perfect story, but for your story. Sabbath is made so that we share our story with Him, and He rejuvenates us to script better stories. By listening to His words, and participating in His banquet our trust in Him is going to increase and we will be part of greater stories.
“The Sabbath was made for man…” (Mk 2: 27) The sabbath was made so that we take a break and spend some good time with Jesus, and His beloved Church. And we will script even greater stories with Jesus.
Amen.
