Mk 3,31-35

Stand in God’s presence. God is present here and now, looking upon you with love.

Ask for the Grace: I will beg God our Lord that all my intentions and actions may be directed purely to the praise and service of His Divine Majesty

Fixing a place, a picture for meditation: imagine the scene from the considered Gospel passage

Ask for the fruit of meditation: for meeting Jesus 

1. Jesus explains in today’s Gospel that his mother and brother is everyone, who does God’s will.

a) Jesus talks about relationships, who is his mother, who is his brother. Look at your relationships with others: what they look like, what they mean to you, why you are in them, which of them give you joy and which take away your strength. How do you want them to continue?

b) God’s will seems to be something for many of us that we need to guess and read from a written book. At the same time, we are repeatedly afraid that if we misread God’s will, we will face Hell, or at least some punishment. If everything was written, what would my freedom and responsibility be for my life? Maybe God’s will is all that appears in my everyday life, it is seeking and choosing what brings me closer to God in the place where I am.Think about what God’s will is for you? How do you read it in your everyday life, in your duties, in the place where you live, work, you are?

2.     Come to Jesus. Find a place within you and enter this place to meet Jesus.   

Meditation: St Ignatius encourages in The Spiritual Exercises No. 2 … Because not so much knowledge, but internal feeling and the taste of things please and saturate the soul, that is, we stay where we feel interior movement … and nervously do not try to go on.

The final conversation: Spend a little time at the end, being with God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit….as you would with a good friend: sometimes talking, sometimes listening, sometimes being together in silence. Speak to God about your feelings. Remember that times when ‘nothing is happening’ can also be significant. When you’re ready, end your prayer by saying thank you or using words that are familiar, such as the Lord’s Prayer (Our Father)–whichever feels right and comfortable. (The Spiritual Exercises No.54)

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Mk 2,23-28

Stand in God’s presence. God is present here and now, looking upon you with love.

Ask for the Grace: I will beg God our Lord that all my intentions and actions may be directed purely to the praise and service of His Divine Majesty.

Fixing a place, a picture for meditation: see the image from the Gospel: Jesus walking with his disciples who plow the ears of cereal.

Ask for the fruit of meditation: for the desire to know Jesus

 1.The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath;

.All the commandments, God’s Law, Sundays and holidays are created for man, that is, to help people live happily, to help them become a better person and develop more and more towards the fullness of life in God.It seems that sometimes we forget about it and treat what we have received from God as help in our growth as weight and shackles that we put on ourselves. It is worth, probably once again, ask yourself what leads me to what I engage in or not engage in, what is the purpose of my prayer and my other spiritual practices, what is my leading motivation for life? Look truth, because only knowing real desires and motivations can lead to purification, or change that will bring me closer to God.

 2. Also look at this scene in this way: disciples enjoy what every day brings them.

On the Sabbath, you must not pick ears, but disciples are hungry. So, they use what is possible, what is within their reach. Maybe Jesus wants to show that everything we need to live is around us, our task is to be open to seeing what we have. It is not about breaking the law, but about noticing the resources and opportunities that each of us receives from God. How do you use what everyday life brings you, what goods do you notice?

3.The Pharisees remind Jesus that his disciples are breaking the law and are committing an unlawful act. Jesus shows them that they also don’t always do the right thing. Let’s look at each other before we evaluate someone, we will attach a patch before we say the hurt word. Maybe the first person who needs a change and admonition is myself? Think what one specific thing you can change in yourself, to become more and more kind and gentle to yourself and others, to become more and more like Jesus?  

Meditation: St Ignatius encourages in The Spiritual Exercises No. 2 … Because not so much knowledge, but internal feeling and the taste of things please and saturate the soul, that is, we stay where we feel interior movement … and nervously do not try to go on.

The final conversation: Spend a little time at the end, being with God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit….as you would with a good friend: sometimes talking, sometimes listening, sometimes being together in silence. Speak to God about your feelings. Remember that times when ‘nothing is happening’ can also be significant. When you’re ready, end your prayer by saying thank you or using words that are familiar, such as the Lord’s Prayer (Our Father)–whichever feels right and comfortable. (The Spiritual Exercises No.54)

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Mk 1,21-28

Stand in God’s presence. God is present here and now, looking upon you with love.

Ask for the Grace: I will beg God our Lord that all my intentions and actions may be directed purely to the praise and service of His Divine Majesty

Fixing a place, a picture for meditation: See the Gospel healing scene

Ask for the fruit of meditation: that I may note and experience the power of Jesus in myself and my life

1. St. Marc wrote the Gospel at the request of the Romans, especially to non-Jewish Christians. In it, he describes healings and miracles, which for the recipients of his Gospel are a sign of God’s action and God’s power, which in turn allows them to speak in today’s language to deepen their faith and believe in Jesus Christ.

What do you need, what power of Christ do you seek, which allows you to strengthen your faith in him?

2. Satan screams loud, he must be spectacular to be attractive noticeable. God comes in silence, to the depths of your heart, he does it without shouting, he does not need publicity. God only cares about the relationship of love with you. You can find God’s presence in all things, those very simple ones like walking, looking, talking, tasting. Just sensitize all your senses.

How did God come to you today, where and in what activities did you see him?

3. Everyone was amazed … What does it surprise you? Do you allow yourself to be surprised or is something blocking you from this? How do you surprise your loved ones, how do you surprise God?What did you let God surprise you during this prayer?

4. Give yourself a few minutes to be in the presence of Jesus if you need and want to say His name: Jesus.  

Meditation: St Ignatius encourages in The Spiritual Exercises No. 2 … Because not so much knowledge, but internal feeling and the taste of things please and saturate the soul, that is, we stay where we feel interior movement … and nervously do not try to go on.

The final conversation: Spend a little time at the end, being with God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit….as you would with a good friend: sometimes talking, sometimes listening, sometimes being together in silence. Speak to God about your feelings. Remember that times when ‘nothing is happening’ can also be significant. When you’re ready, end your prayer by saying thank you or using words that are familiar, such as the Lord’s Prayer (Our Father)–whichever feels right and comfortable. (The Spiritual Exercises No.54)

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Mt 4,12-17.23-25

Stand in God’s presence. God is present here and now, looking upon you with love.

Ask for the Grace: I will beg God our Lord that all my intentions and actions may be directed purely to the praise and service of His Divine Majesty

Fixing a place, a picture for meditation: see the scene from the Gospel: people coming to Jesus Ask for the fruit of meditation: for the courage to change my thinking

1.Repent…

a) To repent – from Greek means metanoia, that is further means to change, change your thinking, mind, feelings, renew yourself spiritually. A week ago, I encouraged you to sum up the year – did you also notice changes in your thinking, perception of yourself, others, God, the reality in which you live? What direction of changes did you see – did they bring you closer to God, directed you to life or blocked you from life, separated you from God?

b) Perhaps the first association you have when you hear these words concerns subsequent sacrifices, resolutions, fasting, loss. So maybe just understanding the word already requires your change of mind? Maybe the change leads to the discovery of new resources, new potential – which, what?

2. The word has the power to change. By reading the Word of God, today’s Gospel, listening to the Word of God, meditating it you change. You may not see it right away, sometimes it takes time to feel and see the changes, but they happen all the time. Read and taste the Word of God, there where you are now.

Meditation: St Ignatius encourages in The Spiritual Exercises No. 2 … Because not so much knowledge, but internal feeling and the taste of things please and saturate the soul, that is, we stay where we feel interior movement … and nervously do not try to go on.

The final conversation: Spend a little time at the end, being with God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit….as you would with a good friend: sometimes talking, sometimes listening, sometimes being together in silence. Speak to God about your feelings. Remember that times when ‘nothing is happening’ can also be significant. When you’re ready, end your prayer by saying thank you or using words that are familiar, such as the Lord’s Prayer (Our Father)–whichever feels right and comfortable. (The Spiritual Exercises No.54)

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