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While the Gospels are very different from what we know as biography, we catch a glimpse of a typical day in the life of Jesus in Galilee. The Jewish day begins at sunset. An entire city with its sick of soul and body presses at the door where Jesus is. As the sand of an hourglass waiting its turn to pass through the tiny opening of the now in the course of an hour, so does each person wait until Jesus lays his hands upon them to receive the healing and joy that only Jesus can give.

Among the precious hours in the days of Jesus are those alone with his Father. While the city sleeps in peace after the healings, Jesus quietly makes his way to a dark and quiet place for prayer. Soaked in this darkness, Jesus who is the light refreshes himself, gathering the energy for the travels to the next towns where the cycle of healing begins again. As a disciple of Jesus, are not these cycles of prayer and healing meant to be relived in our own flesh?

Mark 1:29–39

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Example: Finding the night for praying v. 35

Sundays are dedicated to the Gospels from the Revised Common Lectionary.
During the Winter Season of Advent to Epiphany this year, we read the Gospel of Mark, chapters 1-2.

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