Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Jesus heard this and said to them [that], “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” (Mark 2:16-17 NABRE)
Jesus was disruptive. He dashed the expectations of his contemporaries. His single mindedness was to live in the Father's will regardless of the reaction of others or the risks to himself. He came in mercy and to give us all the second chance we needed for eternal life. May we learn from his example and take action in the spirit of mercy toward others in need.
Today, I will ask the holy Spirit to lead me along my path within the Father's will and in imitation of the merciful guidance of our savior, Jesus Christ.
Saint Berard and Companions, Franciscan martyrs who proclaimed the gospel, pray for us.
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