Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Mark the Evangelist

From today's readiing:  The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way.  Mark 1:1

Today's reading is from the Eucharistic Lessons for the celebration of Mark the Evangelist.  No one really knows who Mark is - supposedly John Mark from the book of Acts and mentioned by Peter in his first letter.  He is also believed to be the son of the family who owned the house where Jesus and the disciples had their last supper.

Mark is a messenger - proclaiming Jesus Christ as the Son of God.  There have been messengers in your life - people who told you about Jesus - who shared his love with you.  There have been messengers all the down the centuries and they have kept the name of Jesus alive.  Who is the messenger who will go today to proclaim Jesus Christ?  It is you?  Is it me?

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