(How does today’s Gospel speak to me during this lockdown? Allow me to share a humble reflection.)
And he said to them, “The measure you give will be the
measure you get, and still more will be given you.” (Mark 4:24)
In our times.
If you buy 500 grams of ground coffee, you’re sure to get exactly 500 grams.
Such standardized measures did not exist in Jesus’s times. Dishonest merchants
could fashion smaller measures for themselves and use them to increase their profits.
Jesus invites his disciples to use large measures instead, promising them that
their greater generosity will result in an even more generous return, far
beyond their expectations.
It seems
that this lockdown causes me to “reduce my measure,” to be a bit more selfish,
a little less generous. Could this be a result of anxiety? Fatigue? A mildly
depressed state? A closing in on myself? Perhaps it’s a little of all of that.
Jesus invites me to fight against this tendency. He wants me to live fully,
even during this lockdown, and to give freely of myself.
Abba,
Father, free me from the deadly tendencies that may tempt me during this period
of confinement. Make me all the more attentive to others, more dedicated to
service, more inclined to give of myself. May your love draw me into a movement
that decentres myself and centres me on others.
Amen.
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