Bulletin Shorts for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 07 February 2021  

Job 7:1-4, 6-7.  Psalm 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6.  1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23.  Mark 1:29-39.  

Pursuing Jesus.  After curing Simon’s mother-in-law, Jesus, standing at the door, is teaching, healing, and casting out demons.  Then, leaving at dawn, he goes off alone.  Simon and the boys, pursuing him, find him praying and plead:  “Everyone is looking for you.”  

• Since I am looking, where will I find Jesus this week?  
• What teaching of his do I need to hear?  What healing?  
• Where and when will I make time for praying?

This post was first published on the worship pages of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois website.
Sunday Prayer Shaping Life and Belief
Written by Eliot Kapitan.

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