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Theo Tigno•
2/3/2009 10:10 pm
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Wednesday, February 4th 2009 |
Mark 6:1-6
Jesus departed from there and came to his native place, accompanied by his disciples. When the sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him? What mighty deeds are wrought by his hands! Is he not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offense at him. Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among his own kin and in his own house." So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there, apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for the souls in purgatory.
When I was a child I used to think about the question, "Can God make a rock He cannot move." It used to puzzle my brain.
As I grew older, I started thinking about the human heart and the free will that He gives to us. While He has the power to make us love and obey Him with the snap of His finger, He cannot because He loves us. As I thought about it, because He is perfect love, He cannot compromise His love for us.
My heart has had good practice at being an unmovable rock. While I may not have responded with the words from today's reading, I have responded with a similar pride to the call of Christ.
Thankfully, His desire for my heart is greater than my pride and ultimately, I am glad that He desires to move my stone of a heart. Take care and God Bless.
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