CẢM NGHIỆM SỐNG LC -CHRISTOPHER
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Mo NguyenTHIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B
27th June 2021
BREAKING OPEN THE WORD
LITTLE GIRL, I SAY TO YOU, GET UP!
CREATED FOR LIFE
(Mark 5: 21-43)
All peoples, including people of faith, have wrestled with the mysteries of life and death from the dawn of time. The book of Wisdom was written late in the development of the Old Testament, and centuries of experience and reflection are found in its verses that speak about how God has created all things in order that we might experience God’s love in the gift of life itself. Created in God’s image, our ultimate goal is to live our lives in such a way that we reflect this life-giving love of God for us in our attitudes and behaviour. The Christian communities of Corinth were invited by Paul to join with other communities in Galatia and Macedonia to provide support for the poor believers in Jerusalem who were suffering in the midst of famine. In his previous letter, Paul had spoken eloquently of how they were all part of the body of Christ ( I Corinthians 12) and how this called them to a life of faith, hope and love ( I Corinthians 13). Now was the time to live simply, giving of their excess, so that their brothers and sisters could simply live.
Jesus’ actions in the Gospel today bear eloquent testimony to the claim of the book of Wisdom that we are created for live. Both Jairus’ daughter and the woman with the haemorrhage will be lifted from their suffering by their encounter with Jesus. The woman’s extraordinary faith leads her to reach out and touch Jesus’ cloak resulting in her being restored to health. Jesus himself lifts up the young girl and brings her once again to the fullness of life.
CHRISTOPHER MONAGHAN CP
Talitha Kum- Veronica Ferri:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlkcB2GZ7Qc