LACK OF FAITH

PRAYER PAUSE  

Wednesday 31 January 2018, John Bosco, Founder of the Salesians

LACK OF FAITH

Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “Jesus was amazed at their lack of faith.” (Mark 6:1-6)

Reflection. Jesus is in Nazareth. He wants to share with his own people what he has shared with others. But they have a sort of built in resistance to him. “We know him. He grew up here. What can he tell us? Where does he get this wisdom anyway? How come he works these miracles?” “And they would not accept him.” We need much patience when we live close to others .They can provoke dark thoughts of jealousy in us. Or they can just irritate us by their ways. They were familiar wth Jesus but it was not the sort of familiarity with God that we long for. Deep in our hearts there is a desire for God. That is the kind of familiarity that leads to life. The other kind – the kind that we can even find in our churches today - goes nowhere.

Prayer. Lord, help us to grow in familiarity with you in all things. And may we be patint and forgiving with others – especially those who are close to us. Amen.