2 Samuel 12:1-7, 10-17 / Mark 4:35-41
Words can be profound and even powerful.
But words need not be lengthy or plenty in order to be profound or powerful.
In the 1st reading, the prophet Nathan used a short and simple story to make David come to an opinion as well as a sentence.
Yet David pronounced judgement on himself when he heard those four words of the prophet Nathan : You are the man.
It was those four simple words that broke David's defences and admit guilt.
Yes David was that man in the story, and David cannot deny guilt and it was he himself who pronounced judgement.
In the gospel we hear yet another four words and they are words of wonder : Who can this be?
As we focus our minds and hearts on Jesus, that will always be the question as we enter deeper into the heart of Jesus.
Because who Jesus is, that will also be who we need to be.