15 Jan 2008
Amazement
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For 15 January 2008, Tuesday of 1st week, based on Mark 1:21-28
They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.†But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!†And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, “What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.†At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
15 January 2008 @ 4:29 pm
Sr. Thank you! Your homily today addressed how I need to change, and you did it with the passion I pray for in my preaching. I let go… relaxed into God… was ready to be amazed… but not to the level you delivered. I was not only amazed, I am excited… with an even greater passion to share with others to “Let Go” [which I used in this Thursday’s homily] and to “get ready to be amazed” which I would like permission to add. Peace, Dcn. Doug