"He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd so that they would not crush him."
Jesus did not want the people to crush him. It is amazing to ponder the frail human reality of the Son of God. Even Jesus needed to proceed cautiously, carefully; he was not reckless with his frail humanity neither should we be.
It was the gentle willingness of Christ to give himself away constantly, unceasingly that invited the people to come. Because of his gentle goodness they were attracted to him.
Christians can learn a lot from Christ: One, we are called to be gentle and good. Two: being gentle and good means we will have a good reputation and people will come. Three: we will need to be careful so that we are not crushed in the process; we will need time and distance so that the gentleness will remain and we find this in prayer.
Todays is also the feast of St. Francis de Sales. He is considered the doctor of gentleness. He reminds Christians that we are all called to be like water troughs, where man and beast alike can come and be refresh.
Refresh someone day but be careful not to be crushed!
1 comment:
That was a great message. Thanks. Edward B.
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