21 February 2022 Mark 9:14-29
Monday of the 7th Week in Ordinary Time
INTRAMURAL POWER
“This kind can only come out through prayer” V.29
Yesterday’s gospel reminded us of the practice of Love of Enemies [Luke 6:27-38]. To love enemies is a command that contradicts the wisdom of the world and appears to our flesh as an impossibility. Indeed we cannot practice it without the wisdom of God who is unconditional in love, unlimited in forgiveness and constant in compassion. The best we can do by ourselves is to tolerate the enemy, but to love the enemy we need the help of God.
The apostles are trying to handle their own healing of a boy with a demon. They could not heal because they tried to handle it on their own. Jesus’ words remind us that victory over the forces of evil can be accomplished through power that is intramural i.e only with the help of God. Amen.