SUNDAY- 26th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME –B
Gospel: Mark 9:38-43,45,47-48
I Reading: Number 11:25-29
II Reading: James 5:1-6
There are different
types of histories. Today’s first reading and the gospel reading talk about the
salvation history of the humankind. God saved the Israelites through
patriarchs, his messengers like Moses and the seventy elders, prophets, kings
so on in the Old Testament.
Jesus being the New
Moses in the New Testament appointed the twelve disciples to be with him and to
be sent out to proclaim the good news and gave them his power and authority to
cast out devils, and sent out the seventy others and many followers to continue
his mission to establish the kingdom of God to save the humankind.
The salvation history
of Jesus still carries on through the succession of the Pope, bishops, priests,
and the catechists and the believers. The spirit of God can be given to anyone
apart from his disciples or followers; so let us not feel jealousy of others’
inspiring work whereas Joshua in the first reading and John in the gospel were
not able to accept the power and spirit of God working through other people. So
the power of God is not only in the church but also to anyone whom God endows
him/her.
God wants everyone to
be saved so He sent His own beloved Son Jesus Christ to save us all from sin
and death. St James warns against the rich for their greediness which becomes
the obstacle to enter the kingdom of God. Jesus is very harsh to the sinful acts in
today’s gospel which prevent a person to enter into heaven. Being the baptised
Christians, believers and followers of Jesus Christ let us try to commit
ourselves totally for the salvation of humankind doing good works and
glorification of God on this earth.
Thought: we should not abuse the power, authority,
position, wisdom, wealth and riches for our selfishness and worldly life. God
endows us with His power and wisdom to save the people of God.
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