Gospel: Mark 1:40-45
A leper came to him and kneeling down
begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean. Moved with pity, he
stretched out his hand, touched the leper, 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. Then 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:
Who does the leper represent today? It’s
all of us who are sinners! When Jesus was approached by the leper Jesus did not
run away from Him. He instead had pity on the leper, offered his healing hand
to touch and clean him of his contagious sickness.
For the reason of their sickness lepers
were treated us outcast they were not allowed to mingle with the people. For
fear that they may pass on their sickness to those that they would be in touch
with. But Jesus never run from the leper He instead did the contrary by
offering His healing hand and right there the man was immediately healed.
This is Jesus for all of us! Merciful, full
of love and compassion for all of us. Never minding if we are sinners and never
judgmental with the sins that we have committed. What is important for Jesus is
we approach Him with humility.
We
bare ourselves to Him and tell Him, I strip myself of anything that makes me
unworthy before you O Lord heal me. Let us remember that nothing is impossible
for Jesus, He makes all things possible including the impossible.
What are the sins that you have
committed? Do you think that you are
already unworthy for the reason of your many sins? You are still worthy and precious
in the eyes of Jesus. Humbly approach Him and tell Him: Heal me O Lord! –
Marino J. Dasmarinas
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