Formation

Gospel: Mk 1:12-15

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021824.cfm

Life tends to mold and change us. Like Jesus’s time in the desert, we have times when we are compelled to go outside of our comfort zone. In these moments, we face temptation as we also find people to support and guide us along the way. All of this prepares us for what is to come next. It allows us to grow into transformed persons who take on new challenges. It gives us the tools we need to live our mission or our calling. It helps us become more actualized human beings.

We don’t do this alone, our experiences are intertwined and interconnected whether we see it or not. In the gospel of Mark, Jesus’s and John the Baptist’s missions were interconnected. John laid out the foundation that Jesus was to build upon. Each of them had their role and their time to be the face and voice of that mission. Jesus needed his time to prepare and the world needed its time to prepare for the gospel that was to come.

Like with Jesus, we too are being formed. We too have our place in time. We too are interconnected in our journey. May we find the courage that Jesus did through his time in the desert to spread the gospel of a God who is merciful to us and wants us to grow and be transformed in love. May God give us the strength to carry on the mission.