+ In this gospel passage, Jesus simply cures someone when he is asked confidently to do so. But we must remember that it is faith in Jesus - and not just a sporadic wish that the man could have made to anyone who was pedaling cures – that was the cause of his cure!
Jesus tells the man to tell no one because, at this point, this is a private matter between him and the man alone. The testimony of a witnessing priest will be enough to fulfill what the law demands regarding healings. Later would come a time when healing would become a public matter – used by Jesus to bring many to faith in himself.
On this Friday we remember that it was in virtue of his own Passion and Death that brought about the possibility of healings in the first place. Because he bore our illnesses and diseases – he could thus heal and transform them into life.
May we approach our Lord with trust, and confidence and faith today: and ask for healing – and expect to receive it – and in his way and time, we will have it!
Christ took away our infirmities and bore our diseases!
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