"But Jesus would not permit him but told him instead, 'Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you.'"
Mark 5:19
It seems like just a few days ago Jesus was calling folks to join him, like Peter, Andrew, James and John. "Come after me," he beckoned (Mark 1:17). Now we have this fellow, who certainly has a powerful story to share if he went along with Jesus, but Jesus tells him to go back to his own family and share his story with them. And the guy did as Jesus asked. What does this mean for us? I think it means we are all called to serve God according to our gifts. God knows best what our gifts are and where we can share them most effectively. God shares that information with us if we just ask and pray to serve as we are needed. It would be lovely to have our mission so clearly and unmistakably stated, as in this reading, wouldn't it? But God does share our mission with us as the deepest desire of our hearts. If we can be still long enough to go there--deep inside our hearts--we can uncover that deep desire. That desire may seem out of reach or impossible. Okay. But if it is really there, we must pray about it and cultivate it. God will help us make it happen if it is truly God's will. So, as we go about our mid-winter Monday, let's take some quiet time to pray and ponder about what we really want to do. Is it vastly different than what we are doing? If so, how can we wiggle that around? Love, heidi
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