FRIDAY 15th JANUARY 2021
Mark 2, 1-12:
“Four of them came, carrying a paralytic, and when they could not get him in, because of the crowd, they lifted up some tiles over where Jesus was, opened a hole, and lowered the stretcher with the paralytic. Then Jesus said to the paralytic, “I am talking to you: get up, take your stretcher and go home. He got up immediately, took the stretcher and went out in front of everyone”.
In today’s Gospel several characters appear:
* First of all, Jesus: As always, forgiving, healing, restoring man’s broken dignity. In this case, of a paralytic.
* In the second place, some friends who render the sick person a great service by overcoming all kinds of obstacles so that the sick friend can meet Jesus.
* The paralytic: who fulfils to the letter the command of Jesus: “Get up, take your stretcher and go home.
* And finally, the lawyers: they look at the rules rather than rejoice at the healing of a sick man. They censure Jesus for the healing that has taken place.
+ Which of the four attitudes do you identify with most?
+ How are you going to work today to identify yourself more with the attitudes of Jesus, of the friends and of the paralytic?
Good day.
Antonio Sanjuan Marin, cmf
