Gospel
They were like sheep without a shepherd.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 6, 30-34
The apostles gathered together with Jesus
and reported all they had done and taught.
He said to them,
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
People were coming and going in great numbers,
and they had no opportunity even to eat.
So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
People saw them leaving and many came to know about it.
They hastened there on foot from all the towns
and arrived at the place before them.
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd,
his heart was moved with pity for them,
for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and he began to teach them many things.
The word of the Lord.
Disrupted plans.
It turns out that the Lord was making plans, and the Spirit was also disrupting them, just as it happens to me, but He, despite His tiredness and moved by love, surrendered to divine providence with all His Heart. For me, on the other hand, it is more difficult, but I recognize that the Spirit sneaks into my life precisely in the unexpected moments. How good it is to be open to the action of the Spirit.
Grounded in married life:
Alejandro: Yesterday I spent the whole afternoon wishing to get home and sit down to rest during dinner while watching a good movie. On the way back, I saw you needed to talk to me, and…
Carmen: Ah! Yes, yesterday! I had a bad day and needed to share it with you and have you help me interpret everything that happened from God’s perspective.
Alejandro: Well, that’s it, Carmen, when I saw you needed that, the world came crashing down on me because I needed to rest. But I didn’t say anything because I understood your need, and I had to prioritize yours over mine. But it was hard for me, you know? I admire the Lord, how despite not having rested and having almost no time even to eat, He continues to have compassion for the needy and gives Himself abundantly.
Carmen: I’m sorry, Alejandro, if I had known, I wouldn’t have shown you my distress… But I am immensely grateful to you because you helped me so much to see things through God’s eyes.
Alejandro: Yes, because despite my lack of generosity, the Spirit took advantage of my small “yes” to give you what you needed. How great God is.
Carmen: I thank God for you.
Mother,
You were always open to the interventions of the Spirit, and many of them contradicted your plans. Teach us to welcome the interventions of the Spirit with the same generosity that You had. Blessed be God who intervenes in our lives.