1Tim 6:2c-12
Lk 8:1-3
To have a job that requires frequent travelling might sound like a lot of fun if we are young.
But as we grow older, then to be living out of a suitcase does takes its toil, and there's no place like home.
But for Jesus and his disciples and the few women who were following Him, life was always on the move because the Good News must be proclaimed far and wide.
The gospel makes special mention of these women and a few others who provided for Jesus and His disciples out of their own resources.
They provided for Jesus and His disciples without expecting anything in return. Nor were they looking for benefits.
They were able to make this sacrifice because they themselves had experienced the blessings of the Good News.
St Paul mentioned in the 1st reading that religion is not a way to make a profit.
He added that religion does bring about blessings for those who are already contented with what they have.
So if we say that by believing in God and even serving in Church, we hope that God will bless us with wealth and material benefits, then we have to ask ourselves what the bad news is all about.
To believe in the Good News is to do like what Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Suzanna did. They made their sacrifice for the Lord. The Lord blessed them.
The Lord will bless us too when we make our sacrifice for the Lord.