WEDNESDAY 6th DECEMBER 2023
Matthew 15, 29-37
“Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down. Many people came to him, bringing the crippled, the blind, the lame, the deaf and dumb, and many others; they laid them at his feet, and he healed them. He took the seven loaves and the two fish, said the thanksgiving, broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people”.
Traditionally in the Bible the mountain is regarded as a place of encounter with God. Today we read in the Gospel that Jesus goes up the mountain and sits on it. And on that mountain Jesus encounters the people in two ways:
1: HEALING: to Jesus come crippled, blind, handicapped, deaf and dumb and many others. And everyone who meets him is healed.
2: FEEDING: He broke the loaves, gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people, and they all ate their fill.
During this time of Advent, you too seek to encounter Jesus more strongly.
1: GO UP to the mountain of prayer and the sacrament of forgiveness (confession). Present to Jesus your sicknesses, your deafnesses, your blindnesses. Cast yourself at his feet. He will heal you. You will feel welcomed, loved and forgiven.
2: GO UP also to the mountain of the Eucharist. Saturate yourself with the life of Jesus. Join him in the bread that is his body. You will be filled with eternal life.
Good day to you.
Antonio Sanjuan Cmf
