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GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 l MONDAY
GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 l MONDAY
24th Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 7:1-10
1 After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death. 3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. 4 When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy of having you do this for him, 5 for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us.” 6 And Jesus went with them, but when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; 7 therefore I did not presume to come to you. But only speak the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I also am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and the slave does it.” 9 When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
Luke’s version of this healing episode, which is also found in its simpler form in Mt 8:5-13, includes important details from which we can draw rich insights. Luke portrays faith not only as a vertical I-and-God connectivity. The centurion reaches Jesus not by personally going to him, but through the mediation of other people — the Jewish elders and his own friends. He puts faith in these people too, trusting that through them, his plea will reach Jesus. This horizontal dimension of faith is unique to Luke’s version of this episode. It helps us to appreciate how other people are part of our faith-journey. Faith is a gift, but very often God gives it through the instrumentality of others. We do not live our faith in isolation from others, but in the context of our relationships. And we experience God’s response to our faith through the agency of people around us. Lord Jesus, we thank you for sending us co-journeyers in faith, whose commitment to you and to others is our constant source of inspiration. Amen.
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GOSPEL POWER l SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 l MONDAY
24th Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Lk 7:1-10
1 After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death. 3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. 4 When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy of having you do this for him, 5 for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us.” 6 And Jesus went with them, but when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; 7 therefore I did not presume to come to you. But only speak the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I also am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and the slave does it.” 9 When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
Luke’s version of this healing episode, which is also found in its simpler form in Mt 8:5-13, includes important details from which we can draw rich insights. Luke portrays faith not only as a vertical I-and-God connectivity. The centurion reaches Jesus not by personally going to him, but through the mediation of other people — the Jewish elders and his own friends. He puts faith in these people too, trusting that through them, his plea will reach Jesus. This horizontal dimension of faith is unique to Luke’s version of this episode. It helps us to appreciate how other people are part of our faith-journey. Faith is a gift, but very often God gives it through the instrumentality of others. We do not live our faith in isolation from others, but in the context of our relationships. And we experience God’s response to our faith through the agency of people around us. Lord Jesus, we thank you for sending us co-journeyers in faith, whose commitment to you and to others is our constant source of inspiration. Amen.