The gospels describe a series of moments when human beings encountered Jesus. In each of those situations, those who were present were given a great privilege: to witness miraculous things. One day as Jesus was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there ... And some men brought ... a man who was paralyzed (Lk 5:17-18).
The men who brought their friend - and the one who was paralyzed too - were hoping that Jesus could help him. How long had this man lived without being able to walk? How many times had he dared to hope? Had he grown tired of thinking that one day he would walk again? And what about us? Have we given up on the possibility that miracles can be possible in our situations?
Advent is the season of hope, a time for preparing the conditions for us to be aware of God's presence, a time for us to accept God's invitation for us to open our hearts so that we can recognize these conditions ... so that we can dare to rise and walk (Lk 5:23).
Have a great day.
No comments:
Post a Comment