Colossians 1:1-8 / Luke 4:38-44
Very often we hear people say that they are busy. And of course we too have said that before.
But it is good to ask ourselves, just what are we busy with.
If we are busy with the right things, then we will feel productive and that what we are busy with is heading towards a direction.
But if we are busy with the wrong things, then we may just be running around in circles and not really going anywhere.
In the gospel, we heard about a day in the life of Jesus, and it was a really busy day.
From the synagogue, He went to Simon's house and healed Simon's mother-in-law of her fever.
Then after sunset, those who had friends suffering from diseases of one kind or another brought them to Jesus, and laying His hands on each He cured them.
But just when everyone was looking for Him and to make Him stay, Jesus said, "I must proclaim the Good News of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, because that is what I was sent to do."
Jesus knew what He had to be busy with, and even though He can fulfill the needs of the people, He kept focused on what He had to do.
May we also think about what we are doing and what we are busy with. Let us pray that we know what the Lord wants of us and let us get busy with that.