Proper 11 Year B

Proper 11

Mark 6.30–34, 53–56


Gaze at the crush as people lean forward and grab the cloak that wraps around the shoulders of one extraordinary man. They stretch out to touch it, they push and shove to get near the front, to stroke his tunic and finger the hem. It is almost as if they wish to strip him naked. Pause with them as they withdraw and feel the warmth and power move through them, like a surge of electricity. It is as if the sun had risen at midnight. It is as if his very flesh and bones and blood are being shared, just as we share them in the Eucharist...

Taken from Gazing on the Gospels Year B By Judith Dimond