HOMILY FOR MASS OF THE 12TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Year B

It’s blowing a gale, the sea is wild, the waves breaking over, the boat filling with water (Mk 4:35-41). Where’s Jesus when you need Him? Sound asleep…
Well, it had been a heavy day. Like any good Jew He’d gone to synagogue that Saturday morning. He’d caused a sensation by healing someone on the Day of Rest (Mk 2:23-3:6). He retreated to Peter’s place for lunch, with the crowd hotly in pursuit (Mk 3:19-34; cf. 1:29; 2:1). Then He spent the afternoon by the lakeside, healing the sick, exorcising demons, telling stories, teaching the crowd from a boat (Mk 3:7-12; 4:1-34). He gave His inner circle a private tutorial on interpreting parables. After a day like that, it’s no wonder He collapsed at the back of the boat in sheer exhaustion! But His placid confidence may also speak to the calm of His heart and trust in providence…
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