Here is today’s Gospel, from St Mark: ‘Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that he did, came to him.  And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him; for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him. And whenever the unclean spirits beheld him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” And he strictly ordered them not to make him known’.

At this point of His ministry, Jesus’ true identity remains hidden from view, although some were already aware; as were also the demons whom He cast out.

Often in our own lives, Jesus remains hidden, although present in the depths of our souls.

Today, may we welcome Him with love and trust; and may God bless you this day.