Talitha koum, - Arise - From your Sleeping mode

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 4th Week - Tuesday*

*Gospel : Mk 5:21-43*

*First Reading : Heb 12:1-4*

*Talitha koum, - Arise - From your Sleeping mode*

*1) Talitha Koum - Arise*

These Words were found in today's Gospel 

Jesus is telling thses words to the Synagogue official - Jairus' daughter 

These words simply means that - *“Little girl, I say to you, arise!”* and the Girl arose from the situation and there was a totally different situation

*2) Girl was not dead but she was at sleep*

When Jesus saw the Girl Jesus said that she was not dead, but she was at sleep 

*The child is not dead but asleep.”*

In a way that Jesus raised the child from a type of sleep, which made the child inactive,  lifeless motionless and speechless

Here we need to make a difference between, the sleep and the death. 

So what we considered as death, is only a kind of sleep for God, and God is capable of awaking the person from such Sleep 

*3) The Sleep Mode*

All of us are very familiar with the sleep mode. The modern gadgets, especially the Computers, lap tops and other gadgets have the function of sleep mode 

Even though the instrument is at work, it practically becomes inactive in sleep mode 

The instrument by itself is unable to come out from the sleep mode. It needs a external force or touch to become active.

So when it receives the touch from the external source, it become active,  and it functions in the active mode 

*4) Sleep mode in Human Life*

All of us affected by the Sleep mode. When we are under the influence of Sleep mode, nothing happens in our life, and there is no change and growth in our life 

So having sleep mode in our life is not a good sign, because it becomes an obstacle for growth

*5) Sleep mode in Our Spiritual life*

Having sleep mode in our Spiritual life is a more dangerous thing than anything else in life 

Sleep mode, in spiritual life, destroys the life distracts the goal of our life 

No one can allow oneself to be under the influence of the Sleeping mode in Spiritual life 

*6) Things cause the Sleeping mode in our Spiritual life*

There are many things which cause the sleeping mode in our spiritual life 

#Pride and Anger

#Revenge and selfishness

#Gossip and loose talk 

#Jealousy and laziness

#Arrogance and insulting someone

#Lack of interest in prayer 

#Lack of seriousness about the good things 

#Criticism against others 

All these and other, evil things in our life, makes our spiritual life, in sleeping mode 

*7) Only Jesus can arise from the Sleeping Mode*

In spite of having so many people around the place, where the little girl was at sleep, no one was able, except Jesus,   to arise from the Speed mode

Finally it was Jesus, who was able to arise the little girl from the sleeping mode

So it is very clear that it is only Jesus who is capable of arising someone from the sleeping mode 

*8) Am I affected with Sleeping Mode?*

None of us can say that we are free from the influence of Sleeping mode

If so, which are areas which push me to the function of Sleeping mode? 

Let's remember that only touch of Jesus and the touch of the values related to Jesus' teaching can make us active in our life

If so am I ready to be touched by Jesus to wake up from my Sleeping mode??

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*