Mark 1:21-28
They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came,
he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for
he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there
was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, ‘What
have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know
who you are, the Holy One of God.’ But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent,
and come out of him!’ And the unclean spirit, throwing him into convulsions and
crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept
on asking one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He
commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’ At once his fame began
to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
Reflection
Can I recognize Jesus in other people?
Do I feel easy with Jesus’ new teaching about love?