JESUS' COMPASSION
The hours of work in an established and professional set-up is usually eight hours but in unorganized set-up they can be ten to twelve hours. Naturally workers in both organized and unorganized sectors feel very tired after their long hours of work. That is the reason workers look to weekends and other holidays to relax and to recover from tiredness. After returning from the missionary tour the disciples are also very tired. Knowing their physical and mental condition Jesus takes them to a lonely place where they can rest. It so happens that the people in large numbers are seeking Jesus and so Jesus feels compassion for them and starts teaching them. We too face similar situations. There will be occasions in our lives too when we have to abandon our rest and leisure for a more important work. Sometimes it may involve helping a person in need or sick. In the First Reading Prophet Jeremiah comes strongly against the shepherds who scatter the sheep but foresees a better future for the people taken into exile. In the Second Reading Paul writes that Christ has broken the dividing wall of hostility between Jews and Gentiles.
Liturgical materials for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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