Gospel: Mark
1:40-45
A leper
came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make
me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to
him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” The leprosy left him immediately, and he
was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once.
He said
to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest
and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for
them.”
The man
went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so
that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in
deserted places, and
people kept coming to him from everywhere.
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Reflection:
How would
you react if we are the leper in the gospel that was healed by Jesus? Should you
just keep silent about your miraculous healing or you tell everyone how Jesus
healed you? Perhaps you would also spread the good news of your healing from
Jesus for this is basic human nature.
The
healed leper disobeyed the command of Jesus not to tell anyone of the miracle
that he received from Him (Mark 1:44). Did Jesus get angry with his disobedience?
Of course not! For Jesus perfectly understands that his disobedience is with a
good reason.
The
healed leper wanted everyone to know that Jesus heals! The former leper simply
wanted to share the good news of his healing so that others could also receive healing
from Jesus. Soon enough, the healing that Jesus did for the leper spread like
wild fire and as a result of this, people from everywhere went to Jesus.
Have you received
a miracle from Jesus? For example healing from your sickness, healing of a
family relationship or healing from an emotional spiritual sickness and the
like. Don’t keep it within yourself! Spread the good news about the greatest
healer who ever walked on this earth; no other than Jesus.– Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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