TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

YOUR PLACE IS LOVE AND LIFE.

Mark 5, 25-34

“Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

Mark 5.34 (NRSV)

Previously, Jesus reacted to Jairus’ pleas and agreed to go to his house. He is always disposed to cure, to save. The multitude that had gathered accompanied him to Jairus’ house. Then a woman’s situation bursts onto the scene, a woman who had suffered a hemorrhage for twelve years. In her society, this woman was constantly in a state of impurity which made her, in addition to suffering from the disease itself, live in a state of relative social distancing. It’s impossible to ignore the contrast: while Jairus was an important and socially accepted man, this anonymous woman, for her part, was excluded by her impurity from religious celebrations and removed from a social life.

She merely hears about Jesus and goes to him amid the multitude which she normally avoids, approaches Jesus and touches his cloak which she believed would be sufficient to work a miracle. Jesus stopped, against all social odds, to pay attention to her, and to celebrate her faith.

Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for your goodness, for the justice you share with us from your love. Amen.

Translation by John Potter

 

FEBRERO 4, MARTES

TU LUGAR ES EL AMOR Y LA VIDA.

Marcos 5, 25-34

Y Jesús le dijo: Hija, tu fe te ha sanado; vete en paz y queda sana de tu aflicción.

Marcos 5.34

Previamente Jesús reacciona ante la súplica de Jairo y accede a ir a su casa. Él siempre está dispuesto a curar, a salvar. La multitud que se ha agrupado le acompaña a casa de Jairo. A continuación, irrumpe en la escena la situación de una mujer con flujo de sangre que sufría desde hacía doce años. Para su sociedad, esta mujer estaba en constante estado de impureza, lo cual la hace, además del propio padecimiento de la enfermedad, vivir en un estado de relativo distanciamiento social. Es inevitable reconocer el contraste, mientras Jairo es un hombre importante, socialmente aceptado; la mujer, por su parte, es anónima, excluida por su impureza de la celebración religiosa, apartada de una vida social.

Ella tan solo oye de Jesús y va a Él entre la multitud que normalmente evita, se acerca a Jesús y toca su manto cuál cree será suficiente para obrar el milagro. Jesús se detuvo, contra todo pronóstico social, a prestarle atención, y a celebrar su fe.

Oración: Gracias Señor por tu bondad, por la justicia que nos compartes desde tu amor. Amén.