2021년 9월 1일 연중 제22주간 수요일
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제1독서
<진리의 말씀이 여러분에게 다다라, 온 세상에서 열매를 맺고 있습니다.>
콜로새서. 1,1-8
1 하느님의 뜻에 따라
그리스도 예수님의 사도가 된 바오로와 티모테오 형제가
2 콜로새에 있는 성도들 곧 그리스도 안에서 사는 형제 신자들에게 인사합니다.
하느님 우리 아버지에게서 은총과 평화가 여러분에게 내리기를 빕니다.
3 우리는 여러분을 위하여 기도할 때면
늘 우리 주 예수 그리스도의 아버지 하느님께 감사를 드립니다.
4 그리스도 예수님에 대한 여러분의 믿음과 모든 성도를 향한 여러분의 사랑을
우리가 전해 들었기 때문입니다.
5 그 믿음과 사랑은 여러분을 위하여
하늘에 마련되어 있는 것에 대한 희망에 근거합니다.
이 희망은 여러분이 진리의 말씀 곧 복음을 통하여 이미 들은 것입니다.
6 이 복음은 여러분에게 다다라
여러분이 그 진리 안에서 하느님의 은총을 듣고 깨달은 날부터,
온 세상에서 그러하듯이 여러분에게서도 열매를 맺으며 자라고 있습니다.
7 여러분은 하느님의 그 은총을
우리가 사랑하는 동료 종 에파프라스에게 배웠습니다.
그는 여러분을 위하여 일하는 그리스도의 충실한 일꾼이며,
8 성령 안에서 이루어지는 여러분의 사랑을 우리에게 알려 준 사람입니다.
복음
<나는 기쁜 소식을 다른 고을에도 전해야 한다. 사실 나는 그 일을 하도록 파견된 것이다.>
루카. 4,38-44
38 예수님께서는 회당을 떠나 시몬의 집으로 가셨다.
그때에 시몬의 장모가 심한 열에 시달리고 있어서,
사람들이 그를 위해 예수님께 청하였다.
39 예수님께서 그 부인에게 가까이 가시어
열을 꾸짖으시니 열이 가셨다.
그러자 부인은 즉시 일어나 그들의 시중을 들었다.
40 해 질 무렵에 사람들이 갖가지 질병을 앓는 이들을
있는 대로 모두 예수님께 데리고 왔다.
예수님께서는 한 사람 한 사람에게 손을 얹으시어 그들을 고쳐 주셨다.
41 마귀들도 많은 사람에게서 나가며,
“당신은 하느님의 아드님이십니다.” 하고 소리 질렀다.
그러나 예수님께서는 꾸짖으시며
그들이 말하는 것을 용납하지 않으셨다.
당신이 그리스도임을 그들이 알고 있었기 때문이다.
42 날이 새자 예수님께서는 밖으로 나가시어 외딴곳으로 가셨다.
군중은 예수님을 찾아다니다가 그분께서 계시는 곳까지 가서,
자기들을 떠나지 말아 주십사고 붙들었다.
43 그러나 예수님께서는 그들에게 말씀하셨다.
“나는 하느님 나라의 기쁜 소식을 다른 고을에도 전해야 한다.
사실 나는 그 일을 하도록 파견된 것이다.”
44 그러고 나서 예수님께서는 유다의 여러 회당에서 복음을 선포하셨다.
September 1, 2021
Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
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Reading 1
Col 1:1-8
Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
and Timothy our brother,
to the holy ones and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae:
grace to you and peace from God our Father.
We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
when we pray for you,
for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus
and the love that you have for all the holy ones
because of the hope reserved for you in heaven.
Of this you have already heard
through the word of truth, the Gospel, that has come to you.
Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing,
so also among you,
from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth,
as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow slave,
who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on your behalf
and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 52:10, 11
R. (10) I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I, like a green olive tree
in the house of God,
Trust in the mercy of God
forever and ever.
R. I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I will thank you always for what you have done,
and proclaim the goodness of your name
before your faithful ones.
R. I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
Gospel
Lk 4:38-44
After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon.
Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever,
and they interceded with him about her.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her.
She got up immediately and waited on them.
At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him.
He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.
And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.”
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ.
At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place.
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him,
they tried to prevent him from leaving them.
But he said to them, “To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,
because for this purpose I have been sent.”
And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
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I will thank you always for what you have done,
and proclaim the goodness of your name
before your faithful ones.
R. I trust in the mercy of God for ever.
I am a pessimist, and my tendency is not to trust in God’s mercy but to worry and try to figure out how to do things myself. A good friend from Bible study regularly points out that we know God wants good for us and that He works all things for good for us, so there is no need to worry. I know this, but I still struggle. So how to get to a point of trusting regularly? The psalmist offers one idea that I find useful: Thank God always for what He has done and proclaim the goodness of the Lord. I can attest that an attitude of gratitude is much more pleasant than a complaining, worrisome one, even more so when it brings us closer to God.
Some of you know I recently was involved in caring for an elderly parent in the last stages of life, and I write this reflection only a few days after the funeral. When my father’s health reached the point where he no longer could stay in his apartment, we decided to move him to my sister’s home so that she, her husband and I could care for him. The last few months were difficult, and there were times when my sister and/or I started to feel overwhelmed. Every time, and several times before we reached that point, God mercifully and lovingly provided for what we needed: the loan of a lift chair; food dropped by the house; someone unexpectedly coming to see Dad, which let us take a nap after a sleep-deprived night; a timely encouraging phone call or email during lonely times; every visit by hospice workers; and the list goes on and on.
One particularly stressful time, when the round-the-clock care was becoming more than we could handle, we realized that we needed assistance – but Dad was resistant to “strangers.” We were given a list of unfamiliar names to call, but before we got that far, two people almost dropped in our laps. The first is a young CNA whom my brother-in-law had coached and who had been my Dad’s neighbor a few years earlier. My brother-in-law overheard her saying that a job caring for someone had just ended so she was available and interested. The second, a Pentecostal pastor who feels called to minister to people nearing the end of life, was mentioned to my sister at a dental appointment. Every time those women came through the door throughout the weeks, I know God was caring for my sister and me.
I struggled writing that last paragraph. My purpose is not to emphasize the difficulties I faced, but to share how present God was in a trying situation. My intent is to heed the psalmist’s direction to thank God for all that was done, and to proclaim God’s goodness to the faithful (you readers). God provided all we needed, sometimes before we knew we needed it. I know that I can trust in God’s mercy for ever.
So, let me leave you with a couple of action items. First, continue to pray for others. I am convinced that prayer works, and it also is uplifting to know that others care for you in that way. Second, be open to the Spirit’s prompting to call or write someone, to drop off some food or run an errand, to be an agent of God’s mercy.
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HEALING THE MIND
Jesus “stood over her and addressed Himself to the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and waited on them.” —Luke 4:39
Jesus heals the sick not only from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, schizophrenia, arthritis, etc., but He also heals for evangelization and ministry. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus healed Simon’s mother-in-law from a fever and for immediate service (Lk 4:39). However, many sick people, like healthy people, are not that interested in evangelization and ministry. They just want to get better and leave it at that. They are probably willing to do a few good deeds, but don’t see themselves witnessing for Jesus in public. Furthermore, they don’t want to get so involved in ministry that their lifestyle would have to change. Many Christian sick people want to live not much differently than non-Christian sick people.
This presents a problem. Jesus calls His followers to a radically different way of life (see Mt 16:25). He wants our priorities to be evangelization and ministry, since those are His priorities. Because He loves us and His people so much, Jesus wants us to get up immediately and wait on His people (Lk 4:39). He calls us to seek first His kingdom and everything else will be given to us (Mt 6:33). Healing is not only changing the condition of our bodies, but primarily changing our minds to be in accord with Jesus.
Prayer: Father, give me the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16).
Promise: “He it was who told us of your love in the Spirit.” —Col 1:8
Praise: Sharon witnesses about her healing from cancer by the power of prayer to every new person she meets.
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Who do you take your troubles to? Jesus' disciples freely brought their troubles to him because they found him ready and able to deal with any difficulty, affliction, or sickness which they encountered. When Simon Peter brought Jesus to his home for the Sabbath meal (right after Jesus preached in the synagogue in Capernaum), his mother-in-law was instantly healed because Jesus heard Simon's prayer. Jesus could not avoid drawing a crowd wherever he went.
Jesus wants to set us free today
No one who asked Jesus for help was left disappointed. Jesus' numerous healings and exorcisms demonstrated the power and authority of his word, the "good news of the kingdom of God." When he rebuked the fever, it immediately left. When he rebuked the demons, they left as well. Why did the demons shudder at Jesus' presence? They recognized that he was the Christ, the Son of God and that he had power to destroy their kingdom by releasing those bound by it. Jesus came to set us free from bondage to sin and evil. Do you seek freedom in Christ and trust in his power to set you free?
When Jesus and the disciples sought a lonely place to regroup and rest, they found instead a crowd waiting for them! Did they resent this intrusion on their hard-earned need for privacy and refreshment? Jesus certainly didn't but welcomed them with open-arms. Jesus put human need ahead of everything else. His compassion showed the depths of God's love and concern for all who are truly needy. Jesus gave the people the word of God and he healed them physically as well as spiritually.
Jesus never tires of hearing and answering our pleas
We can never intrude upon God nor exhaust his generosity and kindness. He is ever ready to give to those who earnestly seek him out. Do you allow Jesus to be the Lord and Healer in your personal life, family, and community? Approach him with expectant faith. God's healing power restores us not only to health but to active service and care of others. There is no trouble he does not want to help us with and there is no bondage he can't set us free from. Do you take your troubles to him with expectant faith that he will help you?
Lord Jesus Christ, you have all power to heal and to deliver. There is no trouble nor bondage you cannot overcome. Set me free to serve you joyfully and to love and serve others generously. May nothing hinder me from giving myself wholly to you and to your service.
Psalm 52:8-9
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9 I will thank you for ever, because you have done it. I will proclaim your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly.
Daily Quote from the Early Church Fathers: Jesus the Chief Physician, by Jerome (347-420 AD)
"'Now Simon's mother-in-law was kept in her bed sick with a fever.' May Christ come to our house and enter in and by his command cure the fever of our sins. Each one of us is sick with a fever. Whenever I give way to anger, I have a fever. There are as many fevers as there are faults and vices. Let us beg the apostles to intercede for us with Jesus, that he may come to us and touch our hand. If he does so, at once our fever is gone. He is an excellent physician and truly the chief Physician. Moses is a physician. Isaiah is a physician. All the saints are physicians, but he is the chief Physician." (excerpt from HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF MARK 75.1)
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