“In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood"
The author of the Letter to the Hebrews in the texts of the Roman Catholic Lectionary for today reminds the faithful of the great cloud of witnesses who are examples for the faithful of the power of faith in maintaining the struggle to deepen the relationship with the Divine through the indwelling Spirit. The text in Hebrews refers to martyrs and to Jesus as examples of those who have shed blood in the movement towards bringing Good News of compassion, love and healing to people. The psalmist exudes the confidence of faith in the proclamation of deliverance to the people through Providence. Mark relates Jesus ministry through the area around the Sea of Galilee. The Presence is one which draws the hungry, needy and sick. The faith observed in the persons who encounter Jesus resonates with the healing Spirit and life and health provide support to continue the struggle to be example of the Good News in lives which are invited to be intimate with the Divine.
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