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Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
(Genesis 28: 10-22a; Matthew 9:18-26)
Since only a week ago last Sunday we heard Mark’s version of
today’s gospel, it will be instructive to compare the two. Matthew’s version leaves out much of Mark’s fascinating
details. Where Mark strives to tell an
interesting story, Matthew emphasizes that faith in Jesus brings about
miracles.
In Matthew, the official’s daughter is already dead. The man, however, believes that Jesus can
raise her from the dead. Indeed, this is
what takes place. Matthew presents the
woman with hemorrhages as believing Jesus is like a magician whose simple touch
would heal her. The evangelist makes
clear, however, that Jesus’ deliberate words, not his mere touch, as in Mark’s
story, bring about the healing.
Comparisons among the gospels should be more than interesting
to us. They indicate the mysterious
grandeur of Christ whose life cannot described in any one person’s words. It cannot be fully explained by any four
person’s words or four million persons’ words.
He is God, whose splendor is beyond our imaginations. We stand ever grateful to have met him in
history and to meet him regularly in the Eucharist. He has come to experience our wonderful human
life. More than that, however, he is
here to share his infinitely more awesome eternal life with us.
