Gospel: Mark 6:53-56
Having crossed the lake, they came ashore at Gennesaret, where they tied up the boat. As soon as they landed, people recognized Jesus, and ran to spread the news throughout the countryside. Wherever he was, they brought to him the sick lying on their mats; and wherever he went, to villages, towns or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplace, and begged him to let them touch just the fringe of his cloak. And all who touched him were cured.
Reflection:
He touches us.
The cloak of the Lord: whoever touches it is healed, says Mark. The people crowd around Jesus to see and hear him and be healed.
We, too, have been touched by the Lord's mantle several times—during a Mass when we open our hearts to His words, before an inspiration that has moved us while watching a sunset by the seaside, in the mountains where we see the beauty of God’s creation, or in response to an act of pure love that moves us to respond in love.
We, too, touch the lives of others when we take the time to listen to their sorrows, share a drink with those who are thirsty, give our best to the work we do, and pray for the suffering and the needy. The Lord's cloak touches the sick and the discouraged through our words, patience, and goodness.
Yes, the Lord continues to touch the world and all of humanity. He touches us, and through us, He touches others. Let us be the sacrament of the Lord in our world today.
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