Jesus cared for the rich and powerful too!

Reflection

We think of Jesus as concerned with the poor. They certainly were a main direction of his ministry. But he also cared about the rich and powerful. We today need to keep the balance between caring for the poor and those in high successful places. Even in our smaller circle of contacts, we should care for the people who seem to have it all together.

Scripture

John
Chapter: 4

Jesus Heals an Official's Son
(Matthew 8.5-13; Luke 7.1-10
^43-44Jesus had said, "Prophets are honored everywhere, except in their own country." Then two days later he left   ⁴⁵and went to Galilee. The people there welcomed him, because they had gone to the festival in Jerusalem and had seen everything he had done. 
⁴⁶While Jesus was in Galilee, he returned to the village of Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was an official in Capernaum whose son was sick.   ⁴⁷And when the man heard that Jesus had come from Judea, he went and begged him to keep his son from dying. 
⁴⁸Jesus told the official, "You won't have faith unless you see miracles and wonders!" 
⁴⁹The man replied, "Lord, please come before my son dies!" 
⁵⁰Jesus then said, "Your son will live. Go on home to him." The man believed Jesus and started back home. 
⁵¹Some of the official's servants met him along the road and told him, "Your son is better!"   ⁵²He asked them when the boy got better, and they answered, "The fever left him yesterday at one o'clock."    
⁵³The boy's father realized that at one o'clock the day before, Jesus had told him, "Your son will live!" So the man and everyone in his family put their faith in Jesus. 
⁵⁴This was the second miracle^c that Jesus worked after he left Judea and went to Galilee.

Prayer

Lord, help me  not to forget that your love is for everyone.  Yes, you love the poor and the lost.  But you also care for the rich.  You love all people.  Help me to reach out in your love not only to the rich but also to those who are popular and seen to have it all together.  Help me to see beyond the masks.  Amen.

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