Gospel Reflection 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Br. John Peter Anderson, OP | Mark

“By a heart transformed by divine love, Bartimaeus loves Christ and walks in his way. Sin no longer holds Bartimaeus captive nor ignorance blind him. By the loving faith of Bartimaeus, the divine Messiah establishes a new kingdom. To give such loving faith to us, Jesus passes by in our daily lives. When He does so at Mass, do we sincerely say ‘Lord, have mercy’? And when Jesus, disguised in the needs of our neighbors, invites us to approach Him, do we, like Bartimaeus, throw off the cloak of our comfort, our self-concern; do we leap away from our sluggishness and fear to approach our Lord in love?”
Br. John Peter Anderson, O.P., reflects on this Sunday’s Gospel (Mark 10:46-52) in our weekly student brother video series.