Why do we still grope around in darkness? Have we not seen? Have we not heard? Have we not yet encountered our Lord? Or have we turned our backs on Him? Has living in this world taken first priority? Has the pursuit of wealth and prosperity brought us any closer to peace and fulfilment? Does lust and power rule our hearts? Have we cast a shadow over ourselves?
Are we children of the world or children of God? Jesus came so that we may live in the light. The light that dispels all darkness! So that God may dwell in our hearts as we journey into His heavenly Kingdom. Are we repentant? Do we hear His call?
All we need do is cry out to Him with contrite hearts , “Yes Lord. Have mercy on me a sinner.” And He will take over, our Lord will heal us. He will liberate us from all that binds us. He will transform us that we may live in His love. The Kingdom of God is at hand. Amen
FIRST READING
John 3:22B4:6
GOSPEL
Matthew 4:12–17, 23–25
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled:
Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. His fame spread to all of Syria, and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases and racked with pain, those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics, and he cured them. And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
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