Mark 2: 1-12
Reflection
"We never saw anything like this!"Many of us if not all would think that we know something about God. We can easily say something about Him and even at times makes predictions of his actions. We even make categories and equations and come up with solutions at its end. This includes our bribes, indulgences – “acts of charity” we might say. But can we bribe God? Can we use indulgences and other “forcing” ways to make God do what we want? Can we play God?The gesture of Jesus’ healing of the paralytic man in our gospel today gives us an idea of his amazing answer to all our queries. First, Jesus puts away their prejudices and makes everyone equal regardless of social status or caste. This kind of mentality is somehow cultural. In many countries today, many societies experience this kind of social prejudices. We have to keep in mind that we have to treat each one as important, having equal rights and dignities. Second, Jesus answers to all our needs and prayers not because we have something. Rather, because Jesus has something, love, care, faith, compassion, etc. Likewise, we do not attend to the needs of others simply because they are weak or strong, or friendly or lovable or worthy. Even bad people can do that. But we do charities; strive to make even simple gestures of “help” because this is our call – to love and care for others. Jesus healed the paralytic and gave back his life. Third, we are also at times the paralytic. Life at times seems too tough we thought it’s hard for us to stand up and move on. And we feel we are too helpless and even our closest friends can hardly lift us up. That is true but we should never give up “faithing” in Jesus who can give us back our life and even more. Because the truth is: We have not yet seen how much he can amaze us. Today, in our simply ways, let’s try to amaze others by our good works.
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