jesus re-orders
“How manifold are Your works, O Lord! In wisdom You have wrought them all.” —Psalm 104:24
God created nature and put it in a specific order (Gn 1:1ff; Heb 11:3, RNAB). The sun rises and sets daily (Gn 1:5). The ocean does not overreach its boundaries (Gn 1:9-10; Jer 5:22). Man and woman were likewise created in this initial order. Then Satan came and sowed disorder into God’s orderly creation.
In today’s Gospel passage, we read that Jesus intervenes in the disorder by bringing healing (Mk 6:56). The Father sent Jesus to bring a new order, a re-ordering. He undoes disease and injury. Not only does Jesus restore the originally created order, He renews and completes it (see 2 Cor 5:17). A person touches the tassel of Jesus’ cloak and is healed (Mk 6:56). In Christ, the “old order has passed away” (Rv 21:4, RNAB). Now all is new! (Rv 21:5)
We are in the beginning of the season of Ordinary Time. God is a god of order (1 Cor 14:33). Christ’s kingdom has a “new order” (Heb 9:10; 1 Cor 15:23). Change your life and do everything in God’s proper order (1 Cor 14:40).
Prayer: Father, I re-order my entire life to be under the rule of King Jesus.
Promise: “All who touched [Jesus] got well.” —Mk 6:56
Praise: St. Scholastica served Jesus with life-long, unbroken faithfulness as a religious sister. She was a virgin, intercessor, and twin sister to St. Benedict.
Reference: (This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
(To change your life and do everything in God’s proper order, try reading the Bible. To help you get started view, download or order our leaflet How to Read the Bible on our website.)
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