Memorial of Saint Antony, Abbot

Can we feel again?

Mark 1:40-45

With the letter to the Hebrews as a guide,
it will be easy for us to develop a spirituality that is lasting, permanent, and life changing,
that after Christmas we are happy to possess everyday of our lives.

And the call of the reading for today is not to harden our hearts.

Hearts harden when we don't have any time for God
when we think we know everything about God
that there is nothing new about God or our faith.
Harden hearts come in when we don't discern God's action.
For we are filled with ourselves and our dreams, and wants and desires.

A life that is open
and willing to be formed
is the better option.
God created us not for ourselves but for Him.

A life that doesn't have any place for God is not worth living.

The gospel is about the leper being cured.  When the body starts feeling again,
is not calloused, but capable of feeling
and all cells are healed,
then it should recognize the One who is enables the body to feel and to be sensitive;
how much more about love, compassion, bearing the burden of others,
and sacrificing, and suffering with and for others?

That person would have the very heart of Christ in him and thus, is capable of living life to the fullest!