Touch Only the Tassel
February 11, 2012
Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
God set them in the
dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth, to govern the day and the night,
and to separate the light from the darkness.
God saw how good it was. Evening came, and morning followed–the fourth
day. Genesis 1:17-19
Whatever villages or
towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and
begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as
touched it were healed. Mark 6:56
Piety
Great is the LORD and He is highly praised in the city of
our God: His holy mountain, suburbs, cities and towns are fairest of
heights. He makes us and gives to us the
joys of all the earth, from the heights of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the
shores of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac.
He asks of us only to help him build his city where we walk. God alone is the fortress protecting us. Based upon Psalm 48
Study
These past few weeks have given Jesus (and the writers of the
Gospel) ample time to give us a "Little Lenten Instruction Booklet." Today's Gospel almost caps off the ordinary
time between Christmas and Lent with the crowds crushing in upon Jesus for
healing. No longer do they seek to throw
him off the mountain. The crowds of
people cannot get enough of him.
Each of us can pick out of the last five weeks numerous
entries for the Little Lenten Instruction Book.
I will start with these from our recent scripture study.
- With what attitude should we approach the approaching season? Here I am. Send me.
- What about the uncertainty and conflicts we will meet up with along the way? The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?
- What about all the pressures of daily life, spiritual life and more? How will we get the tools to cope with it all? “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
Action
Rather than focus on the giving up, what instructions for
your "fourth day" from Jesus are you planning to take up as Lent
opens on Wednesday?
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