“When Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”
Genesis 5:32
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“…THAT THEY ALL MAY BE ONE...” John 17:11
Living the Prayer of Jesus through Racial Sobriety
Year B Gospel Commentary
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7th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Mark 2:1-12
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| This is one of the most powerful events in all the gospels. It demonstrates the power of love and faith against all obstacles. The paralytic cannot get to Jesus who is renown for miraculous healing. The paralytic knows that his only hope is to get to the miracle worker. Family and friends are moved by his heart-wrenching desire to be taken to Jesus to be made whole. The friends of the paralytic take him upon their shoulders and proceed to find Jesus. Their efforts are not encouraged by those surrounding Jesus. The paralytic's friends do not abandon his pleas. They literally tear the roof off the house and lower him into the presence of Jesus. Again we see how the disabled are kept at the margins of human activity and possibility. It is the love of family and friends who brave the disinterested crowd of religiou people and make Jesus accessible to the paralytic. What are we doing to overcome the obstacles that keep our loved ones outside the flowing graces of God? Are we willing to scale the walls of indifference so that those who live paralyzed on the margins can hear the words of freedom, "...rise, take up your mat..." |
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