Gospel: Mark 3: 13-19
Jesus tells his disciples to go out and preach good news. What is good news in an age of perpetual cycles of bad news, in an age where news has been weaponized in order to score political points, to dehumanize and dominate others? People of faith have become immersed in this vortex of negativity and no longer proclaim good news. So, what is this good news of which Jesus speaks.
It is the fact that the kingdom of God is here in our midst now. In the person and ministry of Jesus those who are sick and maimed are healed, those in bondage and possession are liberated, and those who are hungry and thirsty are nourished. The good news is that there are people who carry on this work of Jesus in the world even now - that works of mercy and love to care for the hungry and thirsty, the homeless and naked, the sick and imprisoned, the migrant, immigrant, refugee, and marginalized - that these works continue and are the essence of the Christian life.
The world needs this good news and this humble witness now more than ever. It needs the witness of authentic Christianity that stands as a contrast to the religion of hate and lust for power and wealth that has come to define so much of the Christian church. Let today be our commitment to live in mercy and love, proclaiming good news with our deeds of good to others.
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