Maronite Sunday of the Healing of the Leper
February 26, 2023 at Mary, Mother of Light Maronite Church in Tequesta, FL
2 Kings 5: 1-3, 9-14 + Romans 6: 12-23 + Mark 1: 35-45
I doubt that most people hearing this Gospel could pick out the most important verse from these ten. One verse reveals what the mission of Jesus is at the time and still is today. We are only thirty-five verses into the first chapter when Mark reveals to us what that mission is.
This is not about Jesus at prayer. Although he does run off for some “down time” in prayer several times in Mark’s Gospel. But, Jesus did not come among us to pray. It is not about the disciples seeking him even though this reveals how little they understood what was going on. The fact is, that from the beginning they thought it was about them, their power and influence. … more »