Misleading Mentalities
4th Tuesday in Ordinary Time
2 Sam 24:2,8-17; Mk 6: 1-6
I come in the name of the Lord -that was David when he began his adventure with the Lord. Today we see him counting his strength. He seems to be taking stock of what and how much he could achieve, as if all that he had achieved till then were purely because of his own capabilities!
The people who encountered Jesus could not but be amazed...but those who have always seen Jesus growing amidst them refused to be amazed inspite of the great things that happened. They did not believe in their own people being so blessed. Truth had to be told by someone who came from elsewhere! They suspected their own capabilities.
Both these are misleading mentalities: the Lord has blessed us with qualities and capabilities that is for the good of all and we need to put them to use... mindful always of the fact that these came from the Lord and it is for the Lord's purposes they have to be used.