The Gospel of Mark is one of the earliest accounts of the life of Jesus. It begins with a statement, acknowledging Jesus as the Son of God, and presents His story in a dramatic way. In the first scene, it showcases God opening the heavens, the Spirit of God descending onto Jesus in the form of a dove at baptism and the voice of God recognizing Him as a Beloved Son. After this revelation, it tells us how the Holy Spirit pushes Jesus into the desert and in a second act it is no longer God who recognizes His Son but rather the forces of evil that begin to point to Jesus and name Him as the Son of God. Mark 1:13 tells us "and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him."
Today God is inviting you to remain vigilant and see beyond temptations. This act of Jesus of remaining in the desert moved by the Holy Spirit allows us to glimpse at relationship of Jesus in His search for the Father, seeking to quiet the heart to know Him more intimately, fully recognizing Himself as the Beloved Son of God. And it is from this knowledge that He is able to confront the temptations of the evil one. The Jesus that the Gospel of Mark makes know to us is not only a spectator of the Word of God but He takes the time to meditate on it and fulfills it from the condition of Son. Today God invites you to imitate this action of Jesus, to see beyond the obstacles and temptations, recognizing yourself as a beloved son or daughter and that from this Love, driven by the Holy Spirit, we may decide to compromise ourselves to be witnesses and protagonists of the Kingdom.
May the Lord open our hearts to His Eternal Love 🙏💕🕊️.
