+ Sometimes when we hear this gospel passage we feel sorry for the man with the leprosy, who humbles himself to ask Jesus to cure him. We somehow think of him as different from ourselves. We think of him as inferior to us in some way. But we must realize that his leprosy represents each one of us and our sins. And we all sin and have sins. Therefore we must all look on each other with kindness and compassion, just as Jesus looked upon the man, and just as Jesus looks upon us! The man in the passage teaches us how to approach Jesus: with humility, prostrating ourselves before him, making a heartfelt plea for healing and forgiveness. And Jesus cannot refuse such a request – for this is why he came into the world: to free those held captive by sin, to heal those variously afflicted of every disease. Jesus stretched out his hand, touched the man, and said: "I do will for you to be cured. Be made clean." And he was made clean.
Once healed and forgiven, like the man in the gospel passage, we must get back to the Christian spiritual business of professing our faith as we live in the world and helping to transform the world by simply loving and friending those God puts in our path! Our lives are not meant to be our own; we are meant to be there for one another!
Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom and cured every disease among the people: we can help him by giving our lives completely to him for his use!
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