Tuesday
of Week 1 in Ordinary Time
Mark
1:21-28
Jesus and his freshly minted disciples enter Capernaum in
Galilee. And already Jesus is making
himself known. Reading this first
chapter of Mark straight through…it is very short…I realize that the pace is
exhausting! It might make a good setting
for a Nike commercial;)
We read: Jesus taught as one having authority.
This is a different kind of authority. What kind of authority is received in
hospitality and openness? It is authority that is both claimed and given. So, not only is there confidence and depth
behind the authority of a person, the person on the other end of that authority
must acknowledge it and give it power. I
might call it ratified authority.
That is a rare thing
But how comforting
To NOT question the authority of another because the
nature of that person’s love for me is pure and palpable
Oh to have even one such figure in a lifetime!
Christ be near!
And maybe you could wear a nametag;)
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