Ecclesiasticus 47:2-11 / Mark 6:14-29
Most of us may think that we are just ordinary people living ordinary lives.
Some of us may even think that our lives are so ordinary and simple that we won’t leave any impression in this world.
On the other hand, public figures like leaders, may wonder about what kind of legacy they will leave behind.
But it is not about what impressions they want to leave behind after they have passed on.
Rather, it is what people will think of them and how they will be remembered in the minds of people.
The 1 reading recalls the life of David, the great king of Israel.
David was remembered by how he defeated Goliath and won glory for God and for Israel.
Although David had sinned, he was repentant and God took away his sin.
On the other hand, king Herod was remembered as the man who gave in to the request of a dancing girl and ordered the execution of John the Baptist.
That also makes us think about not just what we leave behind after we have passed on.
We also need to think about what we leave in the minds and hearts of others.
May we leave in others experiences of God’s love and how we shared God’s love with them.