Le 16 Janvier

Évangile de Jésus Christ selon saint Marc

(Mc 1, 29-39)

En quittant la synagogue, Jésus, accompagné de Jacques et de Jean, alla chez Simon et André. Or, la belle-mère de Simon était au lit avec de la fièvre. Sans plus attendre, on parle à Jésus de la malade. Jésus s'approcha d'elle, la prit par la main, et il la fit lever. La fièvre la quitta, et elle les servait. Le soir venu, après le coucher du soleil, on lui amenait tous les malades, et ceux qui étaient possédés par des esprits mauvais. La ville entière se pressait à la porte. Il guérit toutes sortes de malades, il chassa beaucoup d'esprits mauvais et il les empêchait de parler, parce qu'ils savaient, eux, qui il était.

Le lendemain, bien avant l'aube, Jésus se leva. Il sortit et alla dans un endroit désert, et là il priait. Simon et ses compagnons se mirent à sa recherche. Quand ils l'ont trouvé, ils lui disent : « Tout le monde te cherche. » Mais Jésus leur répond : « Partons ailleurs, dans les villages voisins, afin que là aussi je proclame la Bonne Nouvelle ; car c'est pour cela que je suis sorti. »

Il parcourut donc toute la Galilée, proclamant la Bonne Nouvelle dans leurs synagogues, et chassant les esprits mauvais.

Le message

Jésus chercha son Père dès l’aube et décida de quitter le village. Nous n’arrivons à comprendre ni son besoin de contemplation, ni sa précipitation à quitter le village, car Jésus était Homme et Dieu. En tant que Dieu, il avait parfaitement compris la volonté de son Père , en tant qu’ homme il était impératif qu’il maintienne la connaissance de la volonté du Père et qu’il nourrisse cette relation interpersonnelle régulièrement.

Imitons Jésus dans sa disponibilité et portons un regard sur le comportement de la belle-mère de Simon et son service au Seigneur. Si notre engagement au service des autres nous épuise, tournons-nous vers Jésus pour être énergisés.

La prière du missel

Dieu éternel et tout-puissant, dirige notre vie selon ton amour, afin qu’au nom de ton Fils bien-aimé, nous portions des fruits en abondance. Amen.

In English

Mark 1: 29 - 39

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29 And immediately he left the synagogue, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30 Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him of her.

31 And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her; and she served them.

32 That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons.

33 And the whole city was gathered together about the door.

34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

35 And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed.

36 And Simon and those who were with him pursued him,

37 and they found him and said to him, "Every one is searching for you."

38 And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also; for that is why I came out."

39 And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

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The message

Jesus is with His Father. It is in this contemplation that Jesus finds His energy for the mission. In prayer He is united with the Father and the action is the consequence of this relation. Many at time we are very much immerged with our mission and we fail to energize ourselves in the contemplation or we have no time for the prayer and silence. Jesus is showing us that the active contemplation is His way of mission.

In His mission his dear and near ones are not ignored. At the same time he refused to be attached with one single village. We have to learn from Him this attachment and detachment at the same time in our apostolate. This detachment is possible only if we are immerged in the heart of Jesus.

The Prayer

Lord, you have responded positively to the need of your apostles and their dear ones like the mother-in-law of Peter. Today we pray for all our dear ones who are sick. We pray for our families and friends. Please touch them and heal them. You are our only hope and joy. Come to us and visit us, Amen.