（谷16:15-20）
馬爾谷是伯多祿的門徒。師傅為了造就弟子，伯多祿便把撰寫「耶穌傳」的任務交給了馬爾谷。他幸不辱命，寫成了【馬爾谷福音】，成為了其他福音的範本。
的確，天主喜歡鋤強扶弱，「祂伸出了手臂施展大能，驅散那些心高氣傲的人。衪從高座上推下權勢者，卻舉揚了卑微貧困的人。」（路1:51-52）祂喜歡造就謙卑的人。所以，在開始的時候，祂會助門徒一臂之力，為他們治病、驅魔和幫助他們說新語言（谷16:17-18）；今天，我們已經有能力學習外語、照顧無知的人和醫治病人，不用天主干預了。在開始的時候，人們憑神蹟相信門徒的作證；今天，我們的知識水平高了，可以憑邏輯推理，相信傳教士的作證，接受福音的合理性和革命性。我們要感激天主的造就和牧者們的造就，我們長大成熟了！
這個馬爾谷是誰呢？我們相信，他就是那個拿著水罐，引領兩個門徒找到吃最後晚餐地方的那個人（谷14:13），又是耶穌在革責瑪尼園被捕時，赤著身子逃走了的少年人（14:51-52）。這個好奇的膽小鬼，將來亦在前景不明朗的情況下，退下陣來，後來更令保祿和巴爾納伯分道揚轆（宗15:37-39）。從往績看，馬爾谷是個成事不足，敗事有餘的人。幸得巴爾納伯和伯多祿的包容，我們有一位筆觸生動的聖史，把天主子耶穌基督強而有力的一面，描繪在讀者眼前！
天父啊！求祢以福音的真理，指引前路，讓我們健康長進，並勇敢地為復活的主耶穌基督作見証。亞孟。
To Groom Successors
(Mark 16:15-20)
St. Mark was a disciple of Peter. In order to edify his disciple, Peter assigned the writing of Jesus' biography to Mark who accomplished it with "The Gospel According to Mark", a template for other gospels.
Indeed, God loves to help the underdogs and overthrow the powerful. "He has shown strength with his arm, he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree." (Luke 1:51-52) God loves to build up the humble. Therefore, at the beginning, God helped the disciples with healings, exorcisms and speaking in new languages (Mark 16:17-18). Today, we already have the power to learn foreign languages, taking care of the ignorant and healing the sick. We don't need God's intervention. At the beginning, people believed in the witness of the disciples because of miracles. Today, our education level has been raised. With logical deduction, we believe in the witness of missionaries and accept the gospel which is both rational and revolutionary. We thank God and all the pastors for their edification. We have grown up!
Who was this Mark? We believe that he was the man carrying a jar of water who showed Jesus' disciples the guest room to eat the Passover meal (Mark 14:13). He was also the young man who ran away naked when Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane (14:51-52). This curiosity stricken chicken backed off midway when the future was unclear. Subsequently, Paul and Barnabas separated because of him (Acts 15:37-39). From these previous records, Mark was not a very promising disciple. Luckily, Barnabas and Peter were so tolerant that we now have a dynamic Evangelist who depicts the powerful face of Jesus Christ, Son of God before us!
Heavenly Father! Guide us on our path with the Truth of Your gospel. Let us grow healthily and bravely bear witness to the risen Jesus Christ. Amen.
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