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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word:
http://new.usccb.org/bible/readings/020112.cfm
2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17
Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7
Mark 6:1-6
A reflection on today's Sacred Scripture:
Have you ever been disappointed when someone didn't believe in you?
Perhaps you knew you could help an old childhood friend to change a flat tire on his car. You'd done it before and knew exactly how. But the friend with the flat didn't let you even try, because he remembered you as a kid who didn't have a clue about cars. So you had to walk away, and the flat didn't get fixed!
Maybe Jesus was disappointed in the same way when the folks in His hometown didn't think He could work any "mighty deeds." After all, they remembered Him from His growing-up years and knew Him only as Mary's boy, a local carpenter. "He was amazed at their lack of faith," today's gospel says. Don't you think Jesus was disappointed too?
O Lord,
Give me faith to realize that You can do great work in my life,
even if I feel like I've "known you forever."
::: Mary Nadeau | email: marynadeau(at)verizon(dot)net
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