1 John 4:11-18 / Mark 6:45-52
To have a good memory is certainly something we can be proud of.
Although most of us may not say we have a good memory, by and large we remember quite a bit.
But there are some things that we just can't remember. Yet there are also certain things we don't bother to remember.
For e.g., can we remember last Sunday's gospel reading? Or yesterday's gospel reading?
Is it because we can't remember or was it because we didn't really bother to remember it?
Today's
gospel described how the disciples had to battle a storm and then they
were terrified when they thought they saw a ghost walking on water.
The
gospel concluded by saying that they were utterly and completely
dumbfounded, because they had not seen what the miracle of the loaves
meant, and that their minds were closed.
They had seen a revelation of Jesus in the miracle of the loaves.
They
may not have forgotten but they did not see beyond the miracle. They
probably were excited by the miracle and did not ponder on its meaning.
Memory may be somewhere in the mind but remembering is in the heart.
When our hearts are open to God's persistent revelation, then we will remember how God has showed us His love.
The 1st reading tells us that as long as we love one another, God will live in us and His love will be complete in us.
God's
greatest revelation to us is His love for us. May our hearts be open to
His revelation and also be instruments of His revelation.