Gospel: Luke 4:38-44
After
Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon. Simon’s mother-in-law
was afflicted with a severe fever, and they interceded with him about her. He
stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and
waited on them.
At
sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. He
laid his hands on each of them and cured them. And demons also came out from
many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.” But he rebuked them and did not allow
them to speak because they knew that he was the Christ.
At
daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place. The crowds went looking for
him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them. But
he said to them, “To the other towns also I must proclaim the good news of the
Kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent.” And he was
preaching in the synagogues of Judea.
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Reflection:
Have you asked
Jesus to heal somebody close to you? Have you brought to Jesus a relative or a
friend? Your faith and relationship with Jesus becomes more meaningful when you
are able to bring/introduce someone to Him. For the reason that this means that
your faith has already matured and is bearing fruit already.
In the
gospel for today, Simon’s humbly asked Jesus to heal his mother in-law who was
sick with fever. And right there and then Jesus went to her and immediately
healed her. What if Simon did not asked Jesus to heal his mother in-law? Of
course his mother in-law would not been healed but she was healed courtesy of
Simon’s prayerful and humble intercession.
This act
of Simon of asking Jesus to heal her mother in-law is a very good reminder for
us. That we too must see to it that we also pray to Jesus to heal and enlighten
someone. Many are very much in need of enlightenment and healing from Jesus.
Let us not take for granted the power of our prayerful intercession for others
most especially for the sick and for those who are not enlightened yet about
the love of Jesus.
This is
for the reason that our prayerful intercession for them can heal and change
them. For example Saint Monica (the mother of Saint Augustine) she was forced
to marry a non-believer but through her unceasing prayer she was able to
convert her husband to the catholic faith. Saint Monica also unceasingly prayed
for 17 long years for the conversion of her son Augustine who was living a life
of sin at that time. And through her humble and persevering prayers she was eventually
heard by God.
We are
being challenged by our gospel for today to bring someone closer to Jesus
though our intercession and prayers.
Have you
already brought somebody closer to Jesus? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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