Gospel: Luke 5:12-16
It happened that there was a man full
of leprosy in one of the towns where Jesus was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell
prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me
clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it. Be
made clean.” And the leprosy left him immediately. Then he ordered him not to
tell anyone, but “Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing
what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The report about him
spread all the more, and great crowds assembled to listen to him and to be
cured of their ailments, but he would withdraw to deserted places to pray.
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Reflection:
Do you remember the thief who was on
the cross with Jesus that got an instant salvation? The thief humbled himself
before Jesus that’s why he said: “remember me when you come into your kingdom” Jesus
immediately replied and said: “Today you will be with me in paradise (Luke
23:42-43).
In today’s gospel we have a man sick
with leprosy; he humbled himself before Jesus and said: “Lord, if you wish, you
can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do
will it. Be made clean.” And the leprosy left him immediately.
The man on the cross and the man sick
with leprosy both got what they wanted from Jesus for they both humbled
themselves before Him. If they did not humble themselves before Jesus,
they would have not received their request from Jesus.
What does this gospel episode convey to
us? It tells us that we must at all times be humble when we approach the Lord.
Whatever burdens that we have we bring it to Jesus with humility. Because humility is the key to obtain
blessings from Jesus. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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