Our
readings today encourage us to live the life of faith first, and
then life in the body! While these two “lives” – of spirit and body – are
related of course – the predominating one, for the “child of God” as St. Paul
tells the Romans – needs to be the “life in the Spirit,” the Holy Spirit – the
life of faith. Sometimes this is an easy thing to do: when the Spirit fills us
with consolations and good feelings – our bodies are light and airy – and we
feel that we can truly do all things to cooperate in our own salvation and to
encourage the salvation of others;
but
when the body weighs us down – either by illness, or disease or conditions
acquired – then the spirit is tested and it is at that point that we must act
as the woman in the gospel passage today did: we must look to Jesus, trust in him, and hope for his healing touch to
come to us. And if our faith is strong – our belief in the divinity of
Jesus – then he will reward us with health of mind, body and spirit – though in
his way and time – not always instantaneously. To remove all of our illnesses
and aches and pains may not be good for us – the free wheel can sometimes roll off the beaten track – but to
make them manageable and allow us to focus less on ourselves and more on others
– is the real goal of Jesus’ time-delayed healings!
And so today, may we pray for
ourselves and for our loved ones, but be satisfied and happy that the results
will be played out in God’s will and God’s way!
Beloved
brothers and sisters, we are children of God, and heirs with Christ – so that
if we suffer with him we may also be glorified with him!
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