Now Simon’s mother-in-law had gone to bed with fever, and they told him about her straightaway. He went to her, took her by the hand and helped her up. And the fever left her and she began to wait on them”. In this verse we can see three actions which explains the whole love of God for us. These three actions can be seen in the curing of the mother-in-law of Simon. What are these three actions? Jesus going to her, Jesus taking her by the hand and Jesus helping her up. This happened in the mystery of incarnation. This happens in every sacrament. This happens in all our relationship with God. God initiating his journey to us. He comes to us. He gives His hand to us. He takes us by our hand because it shows that God is intervening in our life but not taking away our freedom. He is just taking our hand and we have the freedom to take it away. He takes our hands and then He helps us to get up. To get up walk in the way that is right. The right path is serving Him That is what Simon’s mother-in-law is doing. She served Jesus. Let’s reflect: Jesus comes to our life, takes our hand, and helps us to restart
Wednesday, 10 January
