First Reading: 4:5-11
Gospel 2:1-12
Faith is the bloodstream and heart of the sincere prayer.
The First reading
and gospel are centered on faith, as we have heard in the gospel of (Mark
2:1-12), when Jesus went back to his home in Capernaum, many people gathered and
filled the house so that there was no space at the door and preached the word
to them. They brought a paralytic man
carried by four men unable to enter the house, because of their strong faith
that Jesus can heal the man. They opened the roof, and they carried him down. When
Jesus saw their faith, he told the man child your sins are forgiven. It was their
strong faith that made the man healed. Dear friends, this verse invites us to check
on our faith, are we able to persevere in all problems we encounter in our
lives? Are we able to put trust in God in all turf moments we go through?
The four men had to find the way of taking the
paralytic man to Jesus and they found all ways possible to reach Jesus. Sometimes we do not get what we pray for,
many sick people say that they are not healed from their diseases though they
pray to God. It is not that we do not pray but we lack
persistence and faith in prayers. If are persistent in prayer and we have faith
and trust in God, He can hear our prayers and gives us what we need. Dear
brother let us inculcate the virtue of faith, it is through faith and trust in God
we shall get what we pray for. As the
four men took the initiative take the paralytic man to Jesus it is our role to
pray for those who have lost trust and faith in God.
Kiyemba Frank
I Year Theology
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