Begin with this video: Holy is the Lord
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Share your “highs” and your “lows” for the past week with each other.
READ
Mark 1: 29-39
29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. 31 He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
32 That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. 33 And the whole city was gathered around the door. 34 And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. 36 And Simon and his companions hunted for him. 37 When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.” 38 He answered, “Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do.” 39 And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.
What images or words or phrases speak particularly to you in this reading? Where do you find time apart to recharge your batteries, so to speak? Where or how do you “fill your well” so that you can have energy for living? Jesus took time apart “in the morning, while it was still very dark”. This is key to his ministry. No matter when it happens (it doesn’t have to be in the morning) this time apart is necessary for faithful and healthy living.
PRAY
Special prayer requests: Pray for our nation and our world during this unprecedented time of Covid-19, especially those who have been affected and who are ill.
BLESS
Bless each other by making the sign of the cross on each one’s forehead.
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