Are You Running?

Sharing with you an excerpt from today’s gospel…

As they were leaving the boat, people immediately recognized him.
They scurried about the surrounding country

In another translation, it says that

As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus.

They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.

People ran when they saw and recognized Jesus. They were excited to see him, to touch and be touched by Him. It reminds us to ask ourselves – will you run when you see and recognize Jesus? Will you even recognize Jesus? For those who have known him for quite some time, are you still excited to see him? Will you still run to meet him?

May we pray for the grace and a heart that will always be excited to be with Jesus. And when we meet him and find him, may we be reminded of the first reading, to prepare a place for him, to welcome him into our hearts, into our lives.

Let us look at our life right now… are we running towards Christ?

God bless!