Gospel for Thursday, January 18th

Gospel
Mk 3:7-12

Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.
A large number of people followed from Galilee and from Judea.
Hearing what he was doing,
a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem,
from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan,
and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon.
He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd,
so that they would not crush him.
He had cured many and, as a result, those who had diseases
were pressing upon him to touch him.
And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him
and shout, “You are the Son of God.”
He warned them sternly not to make him known.

Comments:
This is awesome. People were coming from everywhere to see Jesus. The people who had diseases were trying to touch him. We all have our diseases; spiritual and physical. How can I go to where he is today? We can go to him in many ways. Prayer. Other Christians. We can seek him in every day occurances. We can also go to him in the Church that he instituted. He says to the Apostles "behold I am with you always, till the end of the age". Jesus says to us "blessed are those who believe but have not seen me".

Some of these people traveled from very far distances with many inconveniences and burdens along the way. We should put aside our irritations and inconveniences to do what ever it takes to go to where he is today. Only with eyes of faith can we see him today. Unless we put our faith into action we will not see him. We will continue to live with our diseases unless we touch him.

The unclean spirits fell down before him. All spirits and all creation will fall down before the King. I should fall down before him everyday. How often I fail to fall down before Him when I have the opportunity. Lord help me to see past the physical and into the spiritual world where spirit is united with flesh. Let the scales fall from my eyes to see into spiritual realities. Even the demons recognized you as the Son of God. How often I fail to see this.