“Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed.” (Mark 6:56)
It amazes me to think that in a time before newspapers, television and the Internet, the people who lived when Jesus preached knew about Him. They awaited Jesus’ arrival to preach in their towns. They even traveled to see Jesus. They knew of Jesus’ healing powers and of His Good News. People flocked to see Jesus. Obviously, the news of Jesus was the talk of the town and spread very quickly, despite the fact that they did not have 24-hour news coverage.
It seems that now, during our time of unlimited access to news and information, we mostly hear bad news. We hear of scandals, killings, infidelities and many other sins. We crane our necks to get more of this “bad” news. We do not hear much of the good news in our world and we certainly do not hear much of the Good News of the Gospel. We have the means to get the “right” information, but we seem to crave the bad news.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the Good News of the Gospel were the top story on the news tonight? How would you react? Would you change the channel? Would you stop everything and listen? Would you call a friend to see what they know about it and make sure they are aware of The News?
