Please Read- St. Mark 1:29-39. 

Indeed, the people of Capernaum saw enough that first day of Christ’s public ministry among them to make them realise that this man from Nazareth who had come amongst them was no ordinary preacher, no ordinary rabbi, no ordinary man. They saw that he preached as one with authority; by a simple command, he cast out demons and removed all bodily ailments.

Yet, though they were astonished and amazed at his power, their worldly outlook did not let them rise above their own small interests. Our Lord did not blame them or criticise them; he knew and fully understood their slowness of mind regarding spiritual things, and he also knew that they would eventually give themselves wholeheartedly to his kingdom.

While he was prepared to wait for the desired effects which his miracles and preaching would eventually have on them, he hastened the arrival of that day by praying to his heavenly Father to send the graces necessary for their conversion into their hearts.

When the four Apostles found him praying in a lonely place, they told him that Capernaum was searching for him, but he knew why they were searching for him. They wanted to see more miracles, and very likely, they were hoping that he would stay on in Capernaum and the sick and the maimed from the whole of Galilee would be brought there for healing.

This would increase their earthly business and prosperity. His answer to the Apostles, while not directly condemning this worldly outlook, shows that his mission had an entirely different objective. He had come on earth not to bring earthly prosperity to any town or country but to bring spiritual salvation and spiritual prosperity to all people as also reflected in today’s Psalm.

Please read –Isaiah 40:21-31

Points out to hard-hearted people that our spiritual life is eternal and thus more important than our physical. However, if we seek and hope in God first, He will increase our strength. So, spiritual prosperity affects one’s physical life.

Today’s Christians have many advantages over the people of Capernaum of that day. They saw Christ with their bodily eyes as a man of power amongst them.

We see him with the eyes of faith as he really was and is — the Son of God who came on earth as a man to make us sons of God.

We know who he really was, and we know the whole meaning of his mission. We have seen that mission completed amongst us by his death on the cross and his resurrection.

 By his death, he conquered death for us; by his resurrection, he opened the gates of heaven for us and led the way there for all who will follow him.

This is the good news Christ brought to our world. This is the meaning of Christianity; this is why we are Christians.

We are members of Christ’s kingdom on earth so that when our life here ends, we shall be members of his everlasting heavenly kingdom.

Paula Rose Parish

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