1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22 / Mark 2:1-12
It is said that human beings can withstand hard labour.
But they may be crushed by the hardness of their own hearts.
Human hearts become hardened because of many reasons.
It could be because of anger, bitterness and resentment.
Or it can be out of loneliness, sadness and self-pity.
In the gospel, the paralytic had his share of suffering and pain.
But he was able to bear with it and continue to live on because he had good friends who cared for him.
And those friends even managed to send him to Jesus even though the crowd made it almost impossible.
When Jesus saw their faith, He forgave the sin of the paralytic and then cured him.
But the scribes who were there thought that what Jesus said was blasphemous.
Even when the paralytic was cured, the scribes would not accept it as their hearts were hardened.
May we always be aware of the state of our hearts.
More so, let us remember that our hearts is the home of Jesus.
Let us clean up our hearts with repentance and ask Jesus to fill our hearts with peace, joy and love.