"“Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him"

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"“Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him"; Mark 10:17-22
Topic Started: Thursday, 8. October 2009, 21:40 (70 Views)
Powerofone	Thursday, 8. October 2009, 21:40 Post #1
Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #210 Joined: October 2, 2008	I was reading this last night in the Lectio in Mairtin's prayer site. The phrase struck me then and has continued to resonate with me today. Further research shows that the story appears in all 3 synoptic gospels. Only in Mark though, does this phrase appear. In the others it's simply stated that “Jesus answered...”. Why the difference? I get the impression of a piercing look from Jesus that sees to the heart of the young man's needs or problems. To Matthew and Luke, he is characterised as the rich young man; to these evangelists that seems to be the entire point of the message - riches are bad. Mark on the other hand seems to saying something more subtle. Despite the young man's riches, there is something in him that is good, worthy of love. Is it that Jesus saw something more in him? Or is it that He saw that the young man's riches were just symptomatic of another malaise or problem? I speculated last night that pride may have been the young man's stumbling block, not riches per se.



Mrs.Pogle	Wednesday, 14. October 2009, 15:56 Post #2
Home-maker Posts: 831 Group: Members Member #219 Joined: February 2, 2009	"Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him" This phrase has stuck with me all week :) I have an Oblate friend, and we each meditate Lectio style on the Gospel for each Sunday, and then share our thoughts with each other. This is what I shared with her this week: "...I don't have anything profound to comment, except that I was almost moved to tears by these words. Jesus probably knew what this man's answer would be and yet He still "looked at him and loved him". I have this sense of Jesus looking at all of us, in our failures and weaknesses, our sin and our disobedience, and still loving us. I think I just wish to be quiet and still, and sit and think of Him looking at me and loving me " Mrs.P x
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Mairtin	Wednesday, 14. October 2009, 17:47 Post #3
Posts: 1,163 Group: Members Member #206 Joined: August 16, 2008	Mrs.Pogle Wednesday, 14. October 2009, 15:56 I have this sense of Jesus looking at all of us, in our failures and weaknesses, our sin and our disobedience, and still loving us. I think I just wish to be quiet and still, and sit and think of Him looking at me and loving me What a beautifully expressed thought, Mrs Pogle - and a great example of what we hope to achieve when we practise Lectio Divina. Edited by Mairtin, Wednesday, 14. October 2009, 17:48.
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Powerofone	Wednesday, 14. October 2009, 20:49 Post #4
Posts: 765 Group: Members Member #210 Joined: October 2, 2008	Amen sister. I tend to be overly analytical. Your explanation of why the phrase grabbed me so much is probably more true than my over-analysis.



DannyD	Wednesday, 14. October 2009, 21:16 Post #5
Posts: 65 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: September 1, 2009	Yes indeed, good post Mrs P.... This Sunday I attended a Community Mass, which was just 16 of us in a room, and it allowed the Parish Priest to give a more extended commentary on the Gospel....He too commented on the beauty of the above text.... He believes that ultimately one could imagine the man pondering and reflecting later upon Jesus's words and how Jesus had shown him such love and compassion that would make him follow the path that Jesus had set out....It's an optimistic interpretation, but one I agree with....



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