SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD

February 05, 2011

 

D A I L Y G O S P E L

 

Jesus specifically calls His apostles away from the crowds to rest. Some people are truly energized by crowds, yet even they need time to stop, rest and reflect. Busyness is the greatest enemy of effective ministry. If we are always too busy to pray, where is our spiritual strength coming from? Wherever it is, it will not take too long to exhaust oneself. Reflection and rest not only give our physical bodies time to recuperate, they will also help to reveal to us the reason why we give ourselves to the work of the Gospel.

 

ALLELUIA

R: Alleluia, alleluia

My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me.

R: Alleluia, alleluia

 

Mark 6:30-34

30 The apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat. 32 So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place. 33 People saw them leaving and many came to know about it. They hastened there on foot from all the towns and arrived at the place before them. 34 When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.