Culture of Life
Jesus went inside the house and said to the crowd, “Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.” And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. Mk 5:21-24, 35b-43
13th Ordinary Sunday Cycle B
Some young people are fond of the black color. They wear them on their shirts, on their nails, lips, and eyes. A few are also enamored with the skull daring enough to tattoo it on their bodies. I don’t know for what reason they do these. But both black and the skull remind me a lot of death.
But I guess our God is not darkness but light. For us, He wants not death but life. This is so true in the gospel of today. He raised Jarius’ young daughter to life. He also restored the woman suffering long with hemorrhage to health. God desires life, not even sickness but health.
From Wisdom, we read that God did not make death or the destruction of the living. In fact, God designed immortality for humans. He also created the entire universe for our good – meaning health. Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Thus, we understand why St. Paul encourages us through his letter to Corinth to show fraternal concern to all manifested in generous service to others. He wishes us to work harder for equality – that all may have a share of healthy living. After all the God of life gave us an abundance. 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15
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