Friday of week 2 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Mark 3:13-19
“Jesus went up into the hills and summoned those he wanted. So they came to him and he appointed twelve”. Jesus went up into the hills. And then He summoned those He wanted. That means, when Jesus went up into the hills, these people followed Him. These people were with him. From those who followed Him, He summoned those He wanted. So, these were people who followed Him where He went. And then there is another important point, from all those who were following Him, only twelve got called. Others were not called; they kept following Him. They were following Him because they wanted to follow Him. They did not expect anything other than to be in His presence. All the Apostles belong to this group which just wanted to follow Jesus. From our desire to follow Jesus begins our mission to be testimonies of His love. Let’s reflect: I must follow Jesus from my desire to be with Him and there I will be called to be a witness of His love.
Friday 19 January
