Surrender to the Divine Will!
It is so easy to think we have a monopoly on Jesus’ Power. However, in our Gospel Portion today, St. Mark 9 38-48, we see the Lord Jesus correcting the Apostle John over his concerns that an individual not of Jesus’ disciples was casting out demons. We read,
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your Name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us.
But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him; for no one who does mighty works in My Name will be able soon after to speak evil of Me.” Mark 9 38-39.
God chooses who God chooses to use for God’s glory!
We can understand St. John and his concern that he had about an outsider doing works in his Master’s name. But God will be not limited!
There is always a limit to our understanding of God’s actions.
The focus of the Disciples of Jesus must be on what we are doing for the Kingdom of Heaven. It is so easy to look at what someone else is doing. Doing this waste precious time on doing our job of healing the world!
Let God do what God does! Let us focus on what has been assigned to us! And let us pray that others be faithful to do what has been assigned to them.
May God Kingdom come to earth as it is in Heaven! May each of us do our part to make the Kingdom present in the world!
Have a blessed Sunday!
Pax. The Hermit of Peace.
Hermitage of Peace 