“Jesus travelled through towns
and villages, preaching the Good News about the kingdom of God.” (Lk 8:1)
Today’s
Passage: Lk 8:1-3
Meditation: Compared to our olden days
the new generation is in a way on journey. They make a lot of pilgrimages,
sightseeing, and pleasure trips whenever they get some few days free. Of course
it has got a very good impact on our mental health and personality; through
seeing diverse places, interacting with different people, understanding many
and varied cultures and so on. Even otherwise due to profession and higher
studies people are out from their land. In my childhood we were looking for
vacation days to go to our mother’s/uncle’s house, only some 18 km away from
our home, but that was our main tour and outing. Today I myself am far away
from my hometown and working in another state. On those days Jesus was also
travelling through towns and villages; from Galilee to Jerusalem through
Samaria mostly on foot. He might have enjoyed the Sea of Galilee, the calmness
of Mount Tabor, liveliness of the Capernaum town, ordinariness of the village
Nain, the Judean desert and so on. It is well and good; however, what was the purpose
of his journeys through villages and towns? All evangelists like Luke
unanimously testify that it was in view of preaching the word of God/ the
message of the kingdom of God. We are all apostles and missionaries and
wherever we are sent we have the mission to impart and proclaim the word of
God. Last month I came to know about a professor who is teaching here in a
university college. He along with his group of thirty came to our pastoral
centre and asked for a hall to pray. He is originally from Andhra Pradesh but
at present he is working here. Since his coming here regularly on every Sunday
he gathers the people whom he introduced Jesus in a particular place and make
praise and worship, preaching, and sharing. A man out of his conviction gathers
people and preaches the kingdom of God in his own way. Do we really make use of
the conveniences or opportunities we have to preach the kingdom of God? “How
beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” (Rom 10:15)
Prayer: Lord God, we thank you and praise you for
your daily eternal bread. Make me an instrument of your message and kingdom,
wherever I go and whomever I meet. And also give me the openness to appreciate
the ministries of others like St. Paul who said, “It doesn’t matter! I am happy
about it – so long is Christ is preached in every way possible, whether from
wrong or right motives.” Amen!
Greetings: Take courage!
God is with you! Have a nice and blissful Friday…
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