The Scripture readings for this meditation can be found at Third Sunday in Ordinary Time | USCCB
Following is the reflection I wrote for my Lay Carmelite Chapter for the January 21st, 2024 meeting:
The gospel reading for today, the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time is from the Gospel of St. Mark and is the familiar call of Jesus to his followers. Jesus is calling all to “repent, and believe in the gospel,” then goes on to call Siman and Andrew, and Zebedee’s sons, James, and John. They leave all they knew behind them to follow Jesus Christ. Jesus had such an impact on them, that they felt the need to drop everything to follow Jesus. They left not only their way of lives behind them, but they repented and accepted the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We, as Lay Carmelites, are called to follow
Jesus Christ as these men did. Maybe not as dramatically as they did by leaving
behind everything and everyone we know, but by turning towards Jesus Christ
through our call to be Lay Carmelites. We are to be examples to all those in
our lives that we are indeed followers of Jesus Christ and are calling everyone
in our lives to repent and believe in the gospel. It is through how we live out
our lives as Lay Carmelites that we can lead others to Jesus Christ. It is by
our outward way of living as Christians and as Lay Carmelites that will attract
people to Jesus Christ.
We can use Our Lady at the Wedding at Cana as
an example for those in our lives when they inquire about our faith, we should say
to them about Jesus Christ, “Do as he tells you.”
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