Saturday after Epiphany: 11th January, 2020 January 11, 2020
Reflection on the WORD
“Disease” – Healing: In today’s Gospel, the man with skin disease humbled himself and pleaded with Jesus to cure him. Jesus, in His Merciful Love cured him. We are each “physically, emotionally and spiritually” in need of healing from Jesus. Are we humble enough to seek Jesus to take root in our hearts and heal us?
Luke 5:12-16
It happened that Jesus was in one of the towns when suddenly a man appeared, covered with a skin-disease. Seeing Jesus he fell on his face and implored him saying, 'Sir, if you are willing you can cleanse me.' He stretched out his hand, and touched him saying, 'I am willing. Be cleansed.' At once the skin-disease left him. He ordered him to tell no one, 'But go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering for your cleansing just as Moses prescribed, as evidence to them.'
But the news of him kept spreading, and large crowds would gather to hear him and to have their illnesses cured, but he would go off to some deserted place and pray.
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- •“The Spirit of the Lord” was upon Jesus. Jesus is always guided by the Spirit in everything He does. He also does everything according to His Father’s Will.
- •Jesus’ Words are grace-filled; always in congruence with the Father’s Will. When we live in the Spirit we too will live a more integrated life in accordance to the Father’s Ways.
- •As long as we are open to God’s Spirit, even though we are victims of life’s pains and tragedies, we will gradually grow into becoming more grace-filled persons who are able to touch many people through the Spirit of God that is within us.