Friday, 31 January 2020
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
Saturday, february 1, 2020 - Have you stopped rowing the boat of life because you are overwhelmed with the storms? Will you start rowing again today?
To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Sam 12: 1-7,10-17; Mk 4:35-41
The Gospel reading of today appears immediately after Jesus has
completed the Parable Discourse. It is commonly referred to as the miracle of
the calming of the storm. While this miracle appears also in the Gospels in
Matthew and Luke, the language of the disciples in Mark is harsh. In Matthew,
the disciples address Jesus as Lord, and their cry is a plea for help, much
like our “Lord have mercy” at the penitential rite. In Luke, like in Mark,
Jesus is addressed as “Master” but no allegation about his uncaring attitude is
made. In Mark, the disciples allege that Jesus is unconcerned about them. Mark
also brings out the contrast between the agitated disciples and the serene
Jesus. Jesus is able with a word to calm the forces of nature, and suddenly,
there is a great calm.
The boat has often been seen as a symbol of Christianity. The
storm then would be the trials and tribulations that attack Christianity from
without. Jesus is present with his people even in the midst of all these
trials, even though sometimes it may appear that he is asleep and unconcerned.
He is able with a word to calm these forces, and so there is no need for
agitation and anxious care. We need to keep rowing and trust that he will see
us safely to the shore.
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 2 Sam 12: 1-7,10-17; Mk 4:35-41
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 2 Sam 12: 1-7,10-17; Mk 4:35-41
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Friday, January 31, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
It is sometimes the case that we spend much of our time worrying about the outcome of our actions even before we can do them. This attitude does not allow us to be in the present moment and so the action that we do is not done to the best of our ability. We do not put ourselves fully into the action that we do. At other times, we do not act at all but only worry. If we act rather than worry, our actions will bear fruit
Friday, January 31, 2020 - Do you more often than not focus on the present or the future? Do you focus on the now or on the later?
To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Sam 11:1-4,5,10,13-17; Mk 4:26-34
The text of today contains two parables. The first of these
(4:26-29) is known as the Parable of the seed growing secretly, and is found
only in the Gospel of Mark. The second (4:30-32), known as the Parable of the
Mustard seed is also found in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
In the first parable the point that is being made is that the
one who scatters the seed only does so and then goes about his routine, not
worried about the outcome of his effort. The seed continues to grow, simply
because he has first scattered it. He knows that by worrying the seed will not
grow faster, and so he lets it be.
In the Parable of the Mustard seed, the point that is made is
that from little, there will be much. Small beginnings have great endings. The
parable is a call to begin what one has to do without worrying about how small
or big the outcome will be. The growth is sure and definite.
When Mark says in 4:33 that Jesus did not speak to the people
without a parable, he is in effect saying that there was a parabolic character
about all of Jesus’ teaching. This means that all of Jesus’ teaching involved
the listener and it was the listener who supplied the lesson to the teaching
and not Jesus. This indicates a freedom of choice that every listener was given
at the time of Jesus. They were the ones to decide for or against. Jesus would
never force them to accept his point of view.
It is sometimes the case that we spend much of our time worrying
about the outcome of our actions even before we can do them. This attitude does
not allow us to be in the present moment and so the action that we do is not
done to the best of our ability. We do not put ourselves fully into the action
that we do. At other times, we do not act at all but only worry. While the
first of today’s parable is calling us to act and then relax rather than worry,
the second is assuring us that our actions will indeed bear fruit.
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 2 Samuel 11:1-4,5-10,13-17; Mk 4:26-34
Friday, January 31, 2020 - 2 Samuel 11:1-4,5-10,13-17; Mk 4:26-34
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
Sometimes our closed attitudes and minds and our reluctance to accept change and newness may result in our missing out on all the revelations of the glory of God taking place around us. If we only open the eyes of our heart to see and the ears of our hearts to hear, we will be able to find God in all things and all things in him.
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - How would you define the WORD OF GOD? Have you assimilated this WORD?
To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Sam 7:18-19, 24-29; Mk 4:21-25
The text of today follows immediately
after the interpretation of the Parable of the Sower and the seed and contains
two similes: that of the lamp and the measure.
In Mark they seem to be
connected with the response that a person makes to the Word spoken by Jesus.
This Word is not an esoteric or secret Word. It is a Word that is to be make
known, to be revealed, like a lamp is to be on a lamp stand. If one is open and
receptive to this Word (the Measure of one’s openness) one will receive from
God not only the ability to understand it but also to assimilate it.
Sometimes our closed attitudes and
minds and our reluctance to accept change and newness may result in our missing
out on all the revelations of the glory of God taking place around us. If we
only open the eyes of our heart to see and the ears of our hearts to hear, we
will be able to find God in all things and all things in him.
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 2 Sam 7:18-19, 24-29; Mk 4:21-25
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 2 Sam 7:18-19, 24-29; Mk 4:21-25
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
We may tend to lose heart when we see that most of our efforts do not seem to be bearing fruit. At times like these the Parable of the Sower offers hope that even though much of our effort may seem to be lost, the gain that will arise from it will be enormous. It invites us not to ever lose heart but to keep on doing our part and leave the rest to God. It is calling us to sow and rest confident in the hope that God will make it grow.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - How often have you given into despair and lost hope? Will you continue to hope today?
To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Sam 7:4-17; Mk 4:1-20
The text of today is taken from what
is known as The Parable Discourse in the Gospel of Mark. The text contains an
introduction to the Discourse (4:1-2), the parable of the Sower (4:3-9), a
saying on the kingdom and its secret (4:10-12) and the interpretation of the
parable (4:13-20). It is important that while it is likely that Jesus uttered
the parable, in all probability the interpretation is the work of the early
church. This is why; the interpretation of these texts must be done separately.
The parable of the Sower seems to
point out that of the four types of soil in which the seed falls, it is LOST in
three types and bears fruit in only one type. This indicates that while three
quarters of the effort are lost, only a quarter is gain. However, the focus of
the parable is not on the loss but on the gain, which even that one-quarter
brings. The Parable is pointing out to the fact that this is how life often is.
Three quarters of our efforts seem to be wasted and it is possible that when
this happens we may give in to despair. However, we are called to focus not on
this but on the enormous gain that the one-quarter of our effort will indeed
bring.
We may tend to lose heart when we see
that most of our efforts do not seem to be bearing fruit. At times like these
the Parable of the Sower offers hope that even though much of our effort may
seem to be lost, the gain that will arise from it will be enormous. It invites
us not to ever lose heart but to keep on doing our part and leave the rest to
God. It is calling us to sow and rest confident in the hope that God will make
it grow.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 2 Sam 7:4-17; Mk 4:1-20
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 2 Sam 7:4-17; Mk 4:1-20
Monday, 27 January 2020
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
We may imagine that because we have been baptised are bear the name Christian we are automatically counted as members of Jesus’ family. However, baptism alone will not make us members of Jesus’ family, but the living out of the baptismal promises in our lives. This means that we must each do what we are called to do, namely our best at every given moment.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - If Jesus were to point to his family today, would you be counted as a member?
To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Sam 6:12-15,17-19; Mk 3:31-35
The text of today forms the second
part of the “sandwich” construction that Mark has used here. He introduced the
family of Jesus in 3:20-21, interrupted this with the text on the Beelzebul
controversy (3:22-30) and returns to the family of Jesus is today’s text
3:31-35. By using such a structure, Mark indicates that the family of Jesus are
also hostile to Jesus. Also, Mark places them “outside” while Jesus is “inside”
the house. This too indicates that they are not disciples. Jesus then defines
family in terms of those who do the will of God. Some also think that by not
mentioning the father of Jesus, Mark wants to assert that for Jesus and his
disciples, only God is Father.
We may imagine that because we have
been baptised are bear the name Christian we are automatically counted as
members of Jesus’ family. However, baptism alone will not make us members of
Jesus’ family, but the living out of the baptismal promises in our lives. This
means that we must each do what we are called to do, namely our best at every
given moment.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 2 Sam 6:12-15,17-19; Mk 3:31-35
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 - 2 Sam 6:12-15,17-19; Mk 3:31-35
Sunday, 26 January 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
Today the sin against the Holy Spirit is
to refuse to believe that the Spirit can transform me. Practically this means
to give up even before one can begin. It means to give in or throw in the
towel. It means not to give the Spirit a chance to work in our lives. It means
a refusal to persevere and keep on keeping on.
Monday, January 27, 2020 - Is your general attitude to life positive or negative? Will you make an attempt to interpret every incident positively today?
To read the texts click on the texts: 2 Sam 5:1-7,10; Mk 3:22-30
The text of today is known as the
Beelzebul controversy. Scribes who come from Jerusalem accuse Jesus of casting
out demons by the prince of demons. Jesus refutes their claim by showing how
absurd it would be for Satan to cast himself out. The strong man whom Jesus
talks about is Satan and the one who binds up the strong man is Jesus himself.
Rather than accuse Jesus, the scribes must be able to see that with the coming
of Jesus the reign of Satan is at an end.
The sin, which cannot be forgiven, is
the sin against the Holy Spirit. Since there is the danger of looking at this
sin as a specific sin, Mark clarifies that the reason why Jesus says this is
because they accused him of having an unclean spirit. This means that the sin
spoken of here is an attitude rather than a specific sin. It refers to the
attitude of being closed to the revelation that God is making of himself in
Jesus. It is an attitude of closing one’s eyes and refusing to see.
Today the sin against the Holy Spirit
is to refuse to believe that the Spirit can transform me. Practically this
means to give up even before one can begin. It means to give in or throw in the
towel. It means not to give the Spirit a chance to work in our lives. It means
a refusal to persevere and keep on keeping on.
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 2 Sam 5:1-7,10; Mk 3:22-30
Monday, January 27, 2020 - 2 Sam 5:1-7,10; Mk 3:22-30
Saturday, 25 January 2020
Sunday, January 26, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
Like
Jesus, the task of the Christian who decides to follow him will be that of
making people whole. Through this action every Christian is called to proclaim
the Good News that God’s love, mercy, pardon and forgiveness are indeed a
reality today. The Kingdom has come.
Sunday, January 26, 2020 - The Kingdom has come in Jesus
To read the texts click on the texts: Isa 8:23-9:3; 1 Cor 1:10-13,17; Mt 4:12-23
Zebulun
and Naphtali were the first provinces of the Northern kingdom that were
captured when the Assyrians took Israel into exile. This is the humiliation
that Isaiah speaks about in the first reading of today. However, that is now
past. There will now be a reversal brought about by God through his Messianic
king, and these will be the first to experience it.
Darkness
has turned into light and for Matthew this prophecy of Isaiah is seen as being
fulfilled in the ministry of Jesus in Galilee. This ministry in Matthew begins
after the arrest of John the Baptist. The choice of location for the beginning
of the ministry is Capernaum and in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali
mentioned in the first reading and serves as a setting for the fifth formula
quotation in the Gospel. The movement from darkness to light that Isaiah
prophesied comes about in Matthew through a response to Jesus’ call to repentance.
It is important to understand the placement of the words by Matthew. Though
Matthew places the imperative (Repent) before the indicative (for the kingdom
of heaven has come near), it must be understood that the basis or reason for
repentance is that the kingdom has come near. Something has happened or taken
place and therefore something needs to be done. The text does not say that the
kingdom will come after repentance rather because the kingdom has indeed come
and in the person and ministry of Jesus, people should repent.
The
word “repentance” has sometimes been translated to mean “be sorry”, but nowhere
in the Gospels does Jesus ask anyone to be sorry for their sins. Yet, he
constantly calls people to repentance. The English word “repent” is a translation
of the Greek metanoeô which literally
means “change one’s mind” – quite like the man who came home one day and told
his wife, “Honey, I’ve changed my mind.” “Thank God,” said his wife, “I hope
the new one will function better.” Repentance therefore is taking out that
small mind which engages in stereotyping and dwelling on negatives and
replacing it with a mind that is open and flexible and filled with the positive
of God’s unconditional love. This openness is the result of having realized
that the kingdom has indeed come near. The coming of the kingdom means that
God’s unconditional love, mercy, forgiveness, pardon and acceptance have all
been given to us freely in Jesus. This means we can do nothing to earn this
love; all we have to do is receive it with gratitude and in humility.
How
is this repentance shown in action? Paul gives the answer to this question in
the second reading of today when he calls the Corinthians and us to be united.
Differences must be made up and disagreements must be ironed out. Each
Christian individually and all Christians collectively belong only to Christ
and to no one else. To heal the wounds of the divided body of Christ, right
words and slogans are certainly necessary but they are by no means sufficient.
Primarily we need the right attitudes which spring from a recognition that we
all belong to Christ.
While unity does not mean uniformity, the legitimate
expression of diversity should never lead to division, since Christ is not
divided but one. This is the Christ whom Paul preached and wants each of us to
continue to preach. His preaching was not in philosophical terms or treatises
but in language that conveyed that all that was received was through grace.
It
was this grace and free choice of God that led Jesus to call the first four
disciples. Jesus takes the initiative here. He comes to the brothers Simon and
Andrew, he sees them and he calls them. He does the same with James and John.
They respond generously to his call which is both a command and promise. The
command is to follow the person of Jesus and not merely a value or an ideal.
This indicates that following Jesus demands first of all total dedication to
him.
The
summary statement which concludes the Gospel reading serves as a summary of all
three readings. Like Jesus, the task of the Christian who decides to follow him
will be that of making people whole. Through this action every Christian is
called to proclaim the Good News that God’s love, mercy, pardon and forgiveness
are indeed a reality today. The Kingdom has come.
Friday, 24 January 2020
Saturday, January 25, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
The
Gospel that Paul proclaimed may be summarised in these words “God was in Christ
reconciling the world to himself”
Saturday, January 25, 2020 - The Conversion of St. Paul - Saul changed his name to Paul after his conversion. What will you do as a result of having met Jesus Christ?
To read the texts click on the texts: Acts 22:3-16; Mk 16:15-18
Paul’s
entire life can be explained in terms of one experience—his meeting with Jesus
on the road to Damascus. In that instant he saw what he could become through
grace and not law. It was a revelation to him that no matter how low a person
may have fallen; God’s grace could always lift him/her up. It was also a
revelation of the heights of mysticism one could reach if one opened oneself to
God’s unlimited and unconditional grace.
The
story of Paul’s conversion is narrated twice in the Acts of the Apostles
(Chapters 9 and 22) and Paul himself makes reference to it in some of his
letters (Gal 1:13-14; 1 Cor 9:1-2; 15:3-8).
The
conversion of Saul to Paul was the conversion and transformation of a person
who lived out the letter of the law, but forgot its spirit. However, once he
allowed God’s grace to enter his heart, all that mattered to him was Christ and
through Christ divine, gratuitous love. From the moment of his transformation,
the focus of his preaching was that salvation was FOR ALL and that no amount of
merit could save, because salvation was a free gift of God.
The
first reading for the Feast speaks of his conversion and the Gospel text is
from the longer ending of Mark and is an apt description of Paul’s power and
actions after his transformation. He did indeed proclaim the Gospel to all
creation and today invites us to do the same.
His
Gospel may be summarised in one sentence, “God was in Christ reconciling the
world to himself” (2 Cor 5:19)
Saturday, January 25, 2020 - Acts 22:3-16; Mk 16:15-18
Saturday, January 25, 2020 - Acts 22:3-16; Mk 16:15-18
Thursday, 23 January 2020
Friday, January 24, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
Each
of us also received a new name at our Baptism: the name “Christian”. The
challenge is to hear Jesus call our name and to have the courage to answer that
call.
Friday, January 24, 2020 - If Jesus were to choose a nickname for you, what would that be? Why?
To read the texts click on the texts: 1 Sam 24:3-21; Mk 3:13-19
Mark narrates here the choice of the
twelve disciples. The number twelve makes this group representative of the
twelve tribes of Israel and
thus Jesus would be seen as the one who has come to restore Israel
Mark makes three points in his
narration of the choice of the twelve. The first is that the primary
reason for the choice of the Twelve is “to be with him”. This means that their
primary responsibility is to accompany Jesus on his journey to the Father. The
second point is that besides “being with him”, they are also sent out to preach
and heal, to say and to do, word and action. The Kingdom of God
Each of us also received a new name at
our Baptism: the name “Christian”. The challenge is to hear Jesus call our name
and to have the courage to answer that call.
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 1 Sam 24:3-21; Mk 3:13-19
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 1 Sam 24:3-21; Mk 3:13-19
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
It
is possible that we relate to God or Jesus as we would relate to the local
grocer and go to him only when we need something. The text of today challenges
us to review our relationship with Jesus and ask ourselves what he really means
to us.
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - If you were to choose one word to describe your relationship with Jesus what word would you choose?
To read the texts click on the texts:1 Sam 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Mk 3:7-12
Mark gives in
these verses a summary account of the themes that have appeared from the
beginning of the Gospel. Jesus' popularity increases and he cannot appear in
public without being pressured by great multitudes seeking to he healed. Jesus'
reputation has spread even to those towns where he did not go personally. The
use of the term multitude here and the mention of the names of places as far as
the region around Tyre and Sidon are an indication that Jesus’ authority is
much greater than that of John the Baptist to whom in Mark people came from
only the Judean countryside and Jerusalem (1:5). These multitudes are not
necessarily disciples, and could have come to see Jesus out of curiosity or
even to receive healing.
Mark once
again has the command to silence, which is where Jesus commands the demons not
to make him known. While some interpret this command as belonging to the rite
of exorcism, others see it as Mark's desire to reject the testimony of the
demons as evidence for Jesus' identity.
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 1 Sam 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Mk 3:7-12
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 1 Sam 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Mk 3:7-12
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
January 22, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
Often
in our lives there is a dichotomy between what we say and what we do. Our
actions do not always match our words. There are also times when we say one
thing and do another. The call of the text of today is to be as consistent as
we possibly can. One way of doing this is to avoid judging others too easily.
Another way would be to avoid promising what we know we will not be able to
deliver and to think carefully before we speak and commit.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - Is there a synchrony between your words and your actions?
To read the texts click on the texts:1 Sam 17:32-33,37,40-51; Mk 3:1-6
The Gospel text of today concerns a
Sabbath controversy. Though Mark does not specify at the beginning of this
episode who it was that was watching Jesus for a reason to accuse him, at the
end of the episode they are named as Pharisees and Herodians. While Pharisees
had no political authority at the time of Jesus, they were influential.
Herodians were a group of wealthy people who were partisans of Herod Antipas.
It is important to note that Jesus
does nothing to break the Sabbath rest, but his question is the reason for the
hostility. The response to Jesus' question is silence which here may be
interpreted as an indication of the hostility of his opponents and of their
intention to destroy him. Anyone who truly cares about the law will agree with
Jesus and rejoice that a man has been made whole again. Though the man in this
case is not in any way near death, Jesus adds to the second part of his
question the words "to save life or to kill?" This seems to be Mark's
way of anticipating the intentions of Jesus' opponents. The point he seems to
be making is that they object to someone being made whole on the Sabbath
because they are concerned about the law, yet on the same Sabbath, they will
not hesitate to plot the destruction of someone else. The contrast between
their words and their deeds is strongly brought out.
Often in our lives there is a
dichotomy between what we say and what we do. Our actions do not always match
our words. There are also times when we say one thing and do another. The call
of the text of today is to be as consistent as we possibly can. One way of
doing this is to avoid judging others too easily. Another way would be to avoid
promising what we know we will not be able to deliver and to think carefully
before we speak and commit.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 1 Sam 17:32-33,37,40-51; Mk 3:1-6
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 1 Sam 17:32-33,37,40-51; Mk 3:1-6
Monday, 20 January 2020
Tuesday, January 22, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
It
is possible that sometimes we are so focussed on following the rules that we
believe God has set for us that we might lose sight of human persons whose
needs we must respond to first.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - How often in your life have rules and regulations become more important than love? What will you do about it today?
To read the texts click on the texts: 1 Sam 16:1-13; Mk 2:23-28
Today’s text is a pronouncement story. In such a story, the
saying of Jesus is of central importance. In this story, it appears at the end
where after Jesus pronounces that it was the Sabbath (rules and regulations)
that was made for the human person and not the other way around, he identifies
The Son of Man as Lord even of the Sabbath.
The Gospel of Mark does not explicate what the Pharisees are
complaining about. They surely could not be complaining that the disciples of
Jesus were stealing because they were plucking ears of corn, since Deut. 23:25
permitted a person to pluck ears of grain when he/she went into a neighbour’s
field. Luke 6:1 seems to indicate that the objection of the Pharisees was that
the disciples of Jesus were rubbing the heads of grain they had plucked in
their hands which could be considered as threshing and therefore work, which
was prohibited on the Sabbath (Exod 34:21).
As he often does in his
responses, Jesus takes the objectors beyond the immediate objection to a higher
level. Here, he focuses not just on the question of work on the Sabbath or the
incident that is questioned, but beyond: to the Sabbath itself. The Sabbath is
at the service of the human person and not the human person at the service of
the Sabbath. In other words, human needs take precedence over any rules and
regulations. This must be the primary focus.
There are times in our lives when we treat rules as ends in
themselves. One reason why we do this is because we have an image of God as a
policeman who will catch and punish us if we do not follow the rules, as we
ought to. Another reason could be that we expect that God will be gracious to
us and bless us if we are faithful in flowing the rules. It is possible that
sometimes we are so focussed on following the rules that we believe God has set
for us that we might lose sight of human persons whose needs we must respond to
first.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 1 Sam 16:1-13; Mk 2:23-28
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 1 Sam 16:1-13; Mk 2:23-28
Sunday, 19 January 2020
Monday, January 20, 2020 - YouTube Reflections
Monday, January 20, 2020 - How often have your actions been motivated out of fear rather than love? Will you perform at least one action from love today?
To read the texts click on the texts: 1 Sam 15:16-23; Mk 2:18-22
The text of today is a controversy story, and concerns one of
the three important traditions of the Jews: fasting. The other two were alms
giving and prayer.
The question of the people compares the behaviour of Jesus’
disciples with that of John’s disciples and the Pharisees. The latter fast
whereas the disciples of Jesus do not. The law required that people fast
only on the Day of Atonement (Lev 16:1-34; 23:26-32; Num 29:7-11), though there
were other reasons why a person might fast including as a personal expression
of sorrow or repentance (1 Kgs 21:27; 2 Sam 3:35). The Pharisees were said
to fast twice a week (Lk 18:12). Since the people considered Jesus as a
prophet or religious teacher, they would have expected his disciples to fast as
other sects did.
In his response to the people, Jesus clarifies that with his
coming the new age has dawned, which is an age of freedom. He does this first
by using the analogy of the bridegroom, and states that those who fast at the
wedding are seriously insulting the host or bridegroom. However, even though
there is the element of celebration in the analogy of the bridegroom, there is
also a sombre note, which speaks of the bridegroom being taken away, and seems
to refer to the death of Jesus, which will be an appropriate time to fast.
The
unshrunk cloth and the new wine refer to this new age, whereas the old cloak
and the old wine skins refer to the old age. The two are incompatible. An
attempt to patch an old garment using a new or unshrunk cloth will result in a worse
tear; just as to put new wine into old skins will result in a great loss. The
conclusion of the saying of Jesus emphasises that the presence of Jesus brings
newness and to understand him one will need to give up the old categories that
one has.
If we can talk of a rule or regulation that Jesus gave his
disciples, it would only be the rule of love. All the actions of Jesus’
disciples must be motivated by love. This means that one may or may not fast,
but that one will always and every time only love.
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