Tuesday of week 7 in Ordinary Time
Gospel Mark 9:30-37
“He then took a little child, set him in front of them, put his arms round him, and said to them, ‘Anyone who welcomes one of these little children in my name, welcomes me; and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.’” Jesus showed this gesture when the disciples were arguing which of them was the greatest. Often, we are confronted with this question from ourselves. “Am I better than others?” Or we feel a certain superiority than others. This is the moment when we must remember the gesture of Jesus. We must be like the children, and we must welcome the “littleness or simplicity” of the situation in the name of Jesus. Often the vulnerability or the humble situation gives us difficulty to accept that situation. We think we deserve better because we are better or greater. But in these circumstances we must welcome the difficulties in the name of Jesus Christ who embraced the fragility of human nature. Let’s reflect: Do I welcome the humiliating circumstances in the name of Jesus Christ?
Tuesday 21 May
