A Day in the Life of Jesus
This week Mark gives us an idea of how Jesus spent his days. Jesus himself felt the most important task he had was to tell everyone the good news of God's love and care for them. He concentrated on those on the margins of society -- the poor, widows, powerless, the outcasts with leprosy or some other condition that pushed them out of the mainstream of society. As he healed people, others began coming to him for deliverance from physical and mental handicaps. He confronted demons and cast them out. This he did during the day and even into the evening hours. "Then Mark says he arose early in the morning and went off by himself to pray."
Jesus knew he could not continue his work without taking time to be renewed and strengthened by his relationship with his Father. He could tackle any situation knowing that whatever good he did was the Spirit flowing from God through him. We would do well to follow his example. If we took even 10 mintues each morning ,centering ourselves in quiet prayer in the presence of God and letting God work through us, we would accomplish what we had to do and more and with a calm that only God can give. As we go through our day, we can be aware of the Spirit's presence always with us. Even when people hurt us or bad things happen to us, our relationship with God will give us inner peace and strength to sustain us.
Eventually, the disciples asked Jesus how to pray; and in the later gospels of Matthew and Luke, we are given the Lord's Prayer. Perhaps praying this prayer slowly each morning and thinking about what it says, or just being quiet in God's presence, we will be given the energy to accomplish the mission God has for us.
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