Sunday Scripture: Reflection for June 30, 2024

Sunday Scripture: Reflection for June 30, 2024

Scripture Reflection: June 30, 2024 – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Mk 5:21-43
 
In this Sunday’s readings Jesus said to Jairus, the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid, just have faith”. Really? Just have faith? I want to Just have faith, but I don’t always know how. I am not always able to JUST DO IT, as they say.
 
Many, many nights I lay awake in the dark of night worried for my children. My only solace is prayer. I pray for God to help my children through their pain. I ask God to give me rest, to quiet my mind. I pray the Our Father, I pray the Hail Mary, I recite the Serenity Prayer. I say these prayers to myself over and over again. And you know? I surrender, I relax, I sleep (most of the time).
 
And on some mornings, when I haven’t slept, I am still able to enjoy my day. I walk in the garden, barefoot. I see the light of the morning. I see how the plants have changed since the day before.
 
I am filled with gratitude. Grateful for the willingness to pray, to surrender.
 
“At night fall, weeping enters in but with the dawn, rejoicing. I will praise you Lord, for you have rescued me. You changed my mourning into dancing. O Lord, my God, forever I will give you thanks.”
 
Bernadette Patten
Anam Cara Community
Houston, TX

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