I met Karla who was visiting the National Shrine of St. Jude to ask for healing and strength as she battles lung cancer. Karla revealed to me that she has been very worried and concerned as she prepares for her treatment. Though her caregiver has assured her that there’re positive signs of complete recovery given the early detection of the disease. Yet Karla wants to surrender her healing to God. She speaks of the healing story of the man in the synagogue with an unclean spirit with hope and confidence in her own healing from lung cancer (Mark 1:21-28).
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We must always listen and watch for God’s love in our lives. Sunday’s psalm states, “If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts.” Although we all struggle at times, it is God’s love that keeps us strong. With God taking care of us we have nothing to fear. Like the call to the Israelites, we should never harden our hearts, but instead be in peace with God’s everlasting love.
The people of Nineveh were given the opportunity to reconsider their actions during Sunday’s reading. Maybe we should also take time to think about the things we do. When we consider the things we need to change in our life, it is there that we find the call to follow Christ. The disciples left their work and followed Jesus. It may not be that drastic for us, but we are called to have a greater consciousness in our mission as Christians in this world.
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