Sunday Scripture - Reflection for March 24, 2024

Sunday Scripture - Reflection for March 24, 2024

Photo by Jet Booth

​Scripture Reflection: March 24, 2024 - Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Mark 14:1-15:47
 
We have heard this reading of the Passion and death and burial of Christ so many times. We tend to miss the impact of every word. My theology professor helped us understand this gospel writer. When St. Mark wrote the first gospel he gives us the essentials. There is no time to lose in telling the story of Jesus. He paints a picture of Jesus as a Man on a Mission. Literally. Jesus is Rambo-like because He is a man of few words, moving quickly from scene to scene with clarity, purpose, passion. No disrespect. I am just helping us follow through a lot of different events that are packed in these verses. We can easily miss the importance of the message.
 
Jesus was a Man on a Mission. From before time began the Son knew that his purpose was to reach into our humanity at the right time and save us. In this gospel it is the final time he had on earth. He knew exactly what mattered and what did not. He moved with passion, purpose, clear focus, firm resolve, and no turning back. He shared his last meal with his apostles and gave them himself in the Eucharist. He suffered died and was buried. There is that awful final verse of the tomb and then the waiting for Easter.
 
We finish up Lent and we need to be on mission, too. We must have that same type of determination. This Lent was an opportunity to look at what matters most to us. Did we get some clarity? We have met Christ in the Mass, received Him in the Eucharist, spent time with Him in prayer. He longs to have us continue reaching out, witnessing His life and Love. Let’s not zone out when we hear these words this Sunday. We continue His Mission. Wake up! Listen up! Let’s roll up our sleeves. We are on a Mission!
 
Jet Booth
Luminaries, Lake Jackson, Texas

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