Led to serve

The instructions at the end of the Letter to the Hebrews from the Roman CatholicLectionary today remind us our need to live as those attentive to leaders who are chosen by God. We are prepared to witness openly to our faith that Jesus Christ is the eternal Covenant with the Divine. Our tendency to put our plans and our inspirations forward is important and we need to supplement that enthusiasm with the attitude in the 23^rd psalm that the Lord is my Shepherd. His lead will accomplish for me and others the life in the House of the Lord. The Gospel message from Mark, as noted by Friar Jude Winkler, is that our need for rest and restoration in the work of ministry is real and needs to be addressed. The decision to take care of our legitimate and real needs must be interrupted as Jesus shows when the needs of the other can be addressed instead.