Thursday Of week 9 In Ordinary Time 

2 Timothy 2:8-15
Psalm 24(25):4-5,8-10,14
Mark 3:20-35

WITHOUT LOVE, OUR LABOUR IS IN VAIN.

In today’s gospel passage, when Jesus tells the man the two commandments that are the greatest, the man knows, as a scribe, that he is committed to a religious system. Will he repudiate his claims or position, as Jesus is suggesting?

Perhaps that is why Jesus concludes that man is not far from the Kingdom of God. A total conversion would mean something that may be very difficult to do without serious criticism from his peers, groups, family, and friends.

An examination of our own lives may reveal, that to truly be a disciple, we make major changes in how we live, where we live, who we vote for, who we affiliate with, who we listen to, who we fight for, and who we comfort.

Deep, silent prayer is often necessary and can open us to the voice of the Spirit working within us. Perhaps today you will set time aside to do just that. To decide how and when to surrender to the God we love and to love our neighbor as the Savior demands of us.

Fr Joseph Osho