John Desing csc
Readings: 1Cor 3: 1-9; Lk 4: 38-44
All of us experience pain, sickness, and humiliation either physically or spiritually at one time or the other.
In today’s gospel, we find Jesus extending his healing power not just to the mother-in-law of Peter but to everyone who approached. Now, from the Biblical point of view, sickness is always associated with sin.
Sin is harmful to the soul and to the flesh as well, and therefore every time Jesus placed his hands and healed the sick, the blind, and the lame he said, ‘your sins are forgiven, go and sin no more.’ Do we still believe in the healing power of Jesus today?
On the other hand, we are not to undermine the power of medication because both prayer and medicine are important for the restoration of health. Jesus’ healing ministry is carried out by his chosen ministers in today’s world and is not limited only to the Christians but to all humanity as Jesus said, ‘I must preach to the other towns as well.’
Am I selective or partial in helping others? Just like Jesus who was merciful to the sick and the
suffering, let us also extend our healing hand to those who are sick through our prayer, kind words, or paying a visit to the sick and the aging trusting that Jesus will heal them through us.