Saturday of Week 2 in Ordinary Time (Year I)
Saint Agnes, Virgin, Martyr
Hebrews 9:2-3,11-14 | Psalm 46(47):2-3,6-9 | Mark 3:20-21
When his relatives heard of this, they set out to take charge of him, convinced he was out of his mind. (Mark 3:21)
I’m still writing this blog every day.
I must be mad!
There’s no other explanation for my continual drive to sit down each night, ponder the next day’s scripture, then let the words flow from…somewhere.
I hope and pray that “somewhere” is the Holy Spirit.
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What kind of man would sacrifice himself for everyone around him, despite knowing that they all despised him?
A madman, so conventional wisdom would tell us.
Christ went ahead and did it anyway.
Was He mad?
I think He was…madly in love with all mankind.
We’ve all experienced that special kind of insanity that deep love breeds, the urge to draw closer, the emptiness when we’re apart, the willingness to do anything for our loved ones.
I think Christ had that kind of love for us. Do we reciprocate in kind?
Shouldn’t we?
Lord, You loved us so much that You deigned to experience the pains and weaknesses of humanity first-hand, and eventually to give up Your life for our salvation. Help us understand the depths of Your depthless love, and help us return even a fraction of that love willingly and constantly, in prayer to You and loving actions to our fellow humans. Amen.