Lent: With One VoiceSample

GOD IS WATCHING TOO!

The third chapter of Mark opens with our Lord Jesus, in His Father’s house, doing His Father’s business, according to His Father’s will. Here, while the Pharisees watched Him so that they might accuse Him, our Lord Jesus healed in the synagogue on the Sabbath day, ‘a man with a shriveled hand.’

While He walked on this earth, Jesus was always about His Father’s business, always doing good. In the sight of His enemies and in the sight of His friends, He did that which He knew to be His Father’s will. Whether men approved or disapproved mattered little to Him. He was concerned about the will of God and the welfare of men because He knew God was watching Him too. That was the daily tenor of our Lord’s earthly life and ministry. Thus He left us an example that we should follow His steps.

FOR REFLECTION
• There is injustice all around us. Many people are sick and suffering.
• What can you do as an individual to help those in your community who are
less privileged?
• Can you honestly say that the approval or disapproval of others matters little to you?

PRAYER
Father, I want to please only You. I confess that I am afraid of what others think of me. Help me to only fix my eyes on You and the task that You have called me to do. I want to finish the race well.