Faith moves mountains. The texts from the RomanCatholic Lectionary today present examples of strong faith which conquers
powerful opposition from people and demonic forces. The psalmist praises God
who hides the faithful who trust in God from human plots and shelters them from
contentious tongues. The Letter to the Hebrews list many “heroes of the Kingdom”
in the Hebrew Bible. We know people who we describe as being of great faith.
That spirit of undaunted perseverance is the quality we identify in their
lives. The Gospel of Mark today opens in a section where Friar Jude Winkler
comments that Jesus is performing the three types of miracles categorized in
His time, nature miracles, exorcism and healing. The relationship of
non-believers with miracles is complicated. The image of “buddy Jesus” who is
all too human fits with soft miracles of emotional healing and spiritual
consolation. Jesus of the prosperity Gospel is more likely to help with insight
on good investments of our time, talent and treasure which will have
consequence in our cup overflowing. The intimate relationship to which Jesus
invites us through which our faith matures is communion with the Son of God, as
recognized by the “legion” within the demoniac. The power of transcendence over
natural disaster, struggles, persecutions, temptations and illness is the
experience of those who live in the faith which acknowledges the once for all full
participation in our life and death by Divine Presence.
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