Monday – 3rd Week in Ordinary Time C
Dear brothers and sisters, may the Lord give you peace. In today’s Gospel from Mark, Jesus presents an insightful analogy, stating, “A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.” It is a clear warning of the dangers of internal conflict, both in our personal lives and within the broader context of the Church and society. The scribes had accused Jesus of driving out demons by the power of Beelzebul, which revealed their unwillingness to accept the truth of His mission and the reality of God’s Kingdom breaking into the world. Jesus counters their accusation with logic, illustrating how a divided kingdom or household cannot possibly survive. Why would Satan first conquer a person and then want to lose his dominion over that person?