Gospel: Luke 8: 1-3
In today's Gospel portion we find women included explicitly among those going with Jesus in ministry from town to town throughout the region. Such information surprises a male dominated mentality, who immediately go into apologetic mode to make some distinction that the women folk did things different and lesser than that of the men folk. A reading of the Gospels suggests otherwise.
It was to Mary and Elizabeth that the message of Jesus' coming was entrusted and from whom the message went forth to others. It was Simon's mother-in-law who provides us with the model of discipleship in receiving the healing of God and serving others in silence. It was the Samaritan woman who was the first to bring an entire town the good news of Jesus. It was Martha who proclaimed the same creed as Peter at Lazarus' tomb, and it will be women who will be the first to witness Jesus' resurrection and proclaim it to others.
It is the message of these women that is worthy of our belief. What is not worthy of belief is the idea that it is somehow God's will than gendered males be allowed to cast a perpetual shroud of disbelief in the Church and the Gospel itself because of their incessant scandals, cover-ups, and lies about such. When we walk with Jesus and minister with Jesus together, as one whole family, will belief again be restored among people.
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