Friday of week 5 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Mark 7:31-37
“He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, put his fingers into the man’s ears and touched his tongue with spittle”. This narration is another sign of which speaks a very particular character of His mission. His healings are not just miracles. They are signs by which we can understand that Jesus does not want just to do miracles. He wanted to enter into a personal relationship with the person in need. So, he took him aside in private, away from the crowd. Jesus wanted to be alone with this man. He creates this personal relationship with this man. He could have done the miracle just with His word. But Jesus does that to have this unique personal relationship with this person. Let’s reflect: Jesus wants to take me away from the crowd so that He can create a personal relationship with me.
Friday 9 February
