Our Lady of the Southern Cross College, Dalby
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2 Nicholson Street
Dalby QLD 4405, Australia
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Email: dalby@twb.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 07 4672 4111
Fax: 07 4672 4112

Reflection

Based on the gospel for Sunday 22 January Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Matthew 4:12-23  

Jesus Begins to Preach

12 When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— 14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah: 15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— 16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” 17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

Jesus Calls His First Disciples

18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James, son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.

Jesus Heals the Sick

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

This gospel is a call to us, to try to discern the way forward with God. We can't do everything but, if we look, we will find someone we know, even now, experiencing something of the shadow of death - sickness, loneliness, the cost of living, depression, conflict - who is in desperate need of some good news.  Today, we may very well be their only glimmer of light.

Father God,

help me know the closeness of your kingdom, 
help me discern the insistence of your call, 
and help me to respond to you immediately 
with extraordinary generosity

and a heart full of trust. 
Amen.