Everyone needs something! What do you need? What do people hope for by placing their faith and trust in Jesus? I have no doubt that for some people Jesus was looked at as a source of food and healing. There are some people today who consider Jesus as a figure of good luck for them in their everyday lives. Maybe some consider that if they be good and at least mention Jesus they will be safe and saved and have secured their place in heaven.
Each of the three Bible readings for this Sunday tell us something about what people really need. The prophet Jeremiah brings hope to God’s broken people – promising them peace and justice.
The apostle Paul points people to Christ has made peace possible between them and their God. In the Gospel of Mark people gather around Jesus bringing to him their sick people. They needed healing.
What do we really need? We need Christ, the source of every blessing. We put our trust in Him and no other.
