A Preaching Tour in Galilee

The psalmist in the texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary proclaims the faithfulness of God to Israel. The author of the Book of Hebrews continues the exploration of this faithfulness and presents the intimate relationship of Creator to creature as such that the Son of God would enter into humanity and be the sacrificial lamb of the Hebrew tradition who could because of His Divine nature be atonement for the sins of the people against the relationship with the Divine. The Gospel of Mark relates the actions of Jesus to draw people back to the intimacy desired by the Father. Jesus visits the people in their homes and synagogues, attends to prayerful communication with the Father, and heals sickness and evil contamination of the indwelling spirit. The person of the Divine is present to the people in the events of their lives as He is also today.