Thursday, January 18, 2024 1 Sm 18:6-9,19:1-7; Mk 3:7-12 In today’s Gospel, we find the repeated mention of the word ‘crowd’ or ‘large number of people.’ Why would people flock to Jesus? We also read that the people came from regions like Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, Jordan, Tyre, and Sidon. This shows Jesus’ popularity despite […]
Wednesday, January 17, 2024 1 Sm 17:32-33,37,40-51; Mk 3:1-6 In today’s Gospel, Jesus helps us understand what it means to be good. The Gospel presents it clearly: the Pharisees ‘watched Jesus closely to see if they would cure him on the Sabbath so that they might accuse him.’ At first, the clever nature of Jesus’
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 1 Sm 16:1-13; Mk 2:23-28 Today’s Gospel helps us understand the height of legalism and gives us a sense of what Jesus was fighting against in his life. If what people do to satisfy their hunger is against the law, as per the explanations of the Pharisees, we can understand how
