1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7 / Mark 3:7-12
If we were to organize a public event and if we want it to be a success, then we have to rope in a crowd-puller.
Be it a celebrity or a well-known personality or some popular big-name, people will come, even if its just out of curiosity.
We heard in the gospel that great crowds followed Jesus, but certainly not out of curiosity, or because there are freebies to be given out.
The crowds followed Jesus out of necessity because of their infirmity. Yes, Jesus cured those who were afflicted and possessed.
But to cure those who were afflicted and possessed, we need not have crowds following us, nor are we required to do spectacular deeds.
In the 1st reading, we heard of the not-so-prominent Jonathan who soothed the evil that afflicted and possessed his father Saul and protected David from harm.
Yes, that is what we must do - protect people from harm and to sooth the evil that afflicts and oppresses people.
Let us pray that we will be empowered to continue the mission of Jesus.