It is curious to note that in today's gospel passage, Mark describes great crowds of people who came to Jesus. They followed him from Galilee ad from Judea ... they came from Jerusalem, from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and from the neighbourhood of Tyre and Sidon (Mk 3:7-8). In fact, it even seems that Jesus had to ask the disciples to implement some crowd control (cf Mk 3:9).
We were not physically present to see those crowds, but many of us may recall the vast crowds that gathered to listen to the preaching of Pope John Paul II at any of the many World Youth Day gatherings he hosted, and other such gatherings that have followed since his death have been just as impressive. Such crowds only assemble in order to listen to words that are compelling. The speaker must have a message to impart, and that message must be relevant in order to reach vast numbers of people.
If we were among the crowds that gathered to listen to Jesus, what kinds of questions would we have in our hearts? What kinds of answers would we be seeking?
Have a great day.
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