“Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come here.” And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.”
Excerpt, Gospel Reading, Wednesday 22nd January 2025 – MARK 3:1-6.
So, my dear friend, one who’s disliked and haunted by detractors need not have to do anything wrong for they to be hunted down and victimised.
A woman tired of her marriage would claim that her husband is too loving and she’s not deserving of such a good man. Therefore, on that premise, she wants a divorce from that marriage.
Equally, a man wanting to distract himself will say his wife is too beautiful and he’s already tired of warding off other men who constantly make passes at her. Hence, he will have to divorce her.
Similar situation is what our Lord Jesus Christ found himself in today’s teaching. Folks laid in wait for him to do good and they would pounce on him.
Dear friend, notwithstanding the odds ganging up against us, like Christ Jesus, we mustn’t be distracted from doing the good that we are prompted to and we need to do.
There were possibly many other people with one form of infirmity or the other visible or invincible in the synagogue that fateful day. Nevertheless, Christ chose to the man with a visibly withered arm.
My dear friend, when we know that our spirit moved us towards doing a particular good, irrespective of the odds against us, we mustn’t suppress such force. God will be with us.
Remember, a little matters a lot. The good we intend may not necessarily be as grand as a miracle of restoring a withered arm. It could be something as little as the prompt to give someone a thousand Naira for a meal.
Dear friend, even a little matters a lot.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
-Akase F. Agabo
22nd January 2025.