Reflection for October 27 Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 13:10-17

Gospel: Luke 13:10-17

Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.” 

He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd in reply, “There are six days when work should be done. Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day.” 

The Lord said to him in reply, “Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger and lead it out for watering? This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?” When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.

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Reflection:

Do we believe that Jesus can heal us of anything we’re feeling right now? Let us have faith and believe, for indeed, we will be healed by Jesus in His perfect time.

Jesus’ compassion for us is unfathomable. His desire to heal our wounds and sickness—whatever they may be—is beyond question. Yet, He also asks something from us, and that is faith. If we have faith, Jesus’ healing hands will surely touch and restore us.

In the Gospel, we read about the woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit for many years. Despite her suffering, she never lost faith. That faith moved Jesus to heal her, even though it was the Sabbath day—a day of rest for the Jewish people. Her story reminds us that faith is the key that opens the door to healing. Without faith, there can be no true healing from Jesus.

Are we in need of healing from the Lord today—whether it be physical, emotional, or spiritual? Let us pray and ask the greatest Healer who ever walked this earth to make us whole. For nothing is impossible for Jesus; He always makes a way for us when there seems to be no way.

Let us come before Him with humble hearts and unwavering faith, trusting that His mercy and love will heal every wound within us. Will we take that step of faith today and allow Jesus to heal us completely? — Marino J. Dasmarinas