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GOSPEL POWER - JANUARY 6, 2021 - WEDNESDAY
GOSPEL POWER - JANUARY 6, 2021 - WEDNESDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Saint André Bessette, religious
Gospel: Mk 6:45-52
Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray. When evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by. But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out; for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Then he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
REFLECTION
The expression, “he meant to pass by them” is seldom given attention in explaining this Gospel passage. But it is a very powerful allusion to God’s manifestation to two important characters of the Old Testament — Moses and Elijah. God responds to Moses’ bold request to see his glory, saying: “When my glory passes, I will set you in the hollow of the rock and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by” (Ex 33:18-23). Moses was allowed to see only God’s back, for the face of God is not to be seen. Elijah, too, while hiding after his bold act of slaying the prophets of Baal, receives God’s word telling him, “Go outside and stand on the mountain before the Lord; the Lord will be passing by.” Elijah experiences God’s passing by not in the strong wind, nor in the earthquake and fire, but in a tiny whispering sound (1 Kgs 19:9-12). Mark invites us to see what Jesus’ disciples could not yet see because of the hardness of their hearts — that this episode is a theophany — a manifestation of God.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, may we never miss the times that you pass by to assure us of your presence in the midst of the storms of life. Amen.
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GOSPEL POWER - JANUARY 6, 2021 - WEDNESDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
Saint André Bessette, religious
Gospel: Mk 6:45-52
Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After saying farewell to them, he went up on the mountain to pray. When evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came towards them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by. But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out; for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Then he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
REFLECTION
The expression, “he meant to pass by them” is seldom given attention in explaining this Gospel passage. But it is a very powerful allusion to God’s manifestation to two important characters of the Old Testament — Moses and Elijah. God responds to Moses’ bold request to see his glory, saying: “When my glory passes, I will set you in the hollow of the rock and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by” (Ex 33:18-23). Moses was allowed to see only God’s back, for the face of God is not to be seen. Elijah, too, while hiding after his bold act of slaying the prophets of Baal, receives God’s word telling him, “Go outside and stand on the mountain before the Lord; the Lord will be passing by.” Elijah experiences God’s passing by not in the strong wind, nor in the earthquake and fire, but in a tiny whispering sound (1 Kgs 19:9-12). Mark invites us to see what Jesus’ disciples could not yet see because of the hardness of their hearts — that this episode is a theophany — a manifestation of God.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, may we never miss the times that you pass by to assure us of your presence in the midst of the storms of life. Amen.