+ The gospel passage today sets the theme for
this new year of seeking, searching for and finding the Lord Jesus where he is
to be found: everywhere, actually.
Jesus came to earth to become
us, in our humanity, so he can identify with our needs, desires, wants, ills,
joys, sorrows and a host of other life experiences. He came forth from the
Father, to be the representation of Him, to invite us all – who would believe –
to a family life of unimaginable perks, favors and wealth and life that lasts
forever in a paradise magnificent.
“Everyone is looking for you,”
the disciples tell Jesus, after he begins to make a difference in people’s
lives by touching them and healing them: for example, Simon’s mother-in-law,
whom he cures of a fever.
There is a new source of life,
of grace, of blessing and yes, even, salvation: and “everyone wants to get a
hand in on it” – and Jesus generously and compassionately moves from town to
town so that he can be seen, touched and a source of healing.
And so “becoming like his
brothers in every way” (I), Jesus became accessible as Savior of the human
race.
Today, he wishes to continue
his campaign of destroying death and restoring life, by using us as his hands
and feet, his voice and his touch: healing still abounds, only now we are real
and true instruments of it.
Strengthened and armed, by his
very real Eucharistic Presence, let us go forth a cooperate in his wish to
minister to the people he will place in our path today – in a variety of venues
– and let us feel fulfilled and joy-filled because the very God of the Universe
is dwelling in us and using us to make a real difference in the life of others,
in the life of the world.
More than ever, we need to see
the Light and Truth of Christ, more than ever we need to be the Light and Truth
of Christ for others.
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