FRIDAY- 12TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME -B
Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4: If you want to, you can cure me.
I Reading: 2 Kings 25:1-12: Judah was deported from its land.
Jesus Heals the Leper: Cleansing the Most Defiled
This
passage is beautiful for spiritual cleansing. The power of Jesus to heal and cleanse
the most defiled person in clearly seen.
1. The large crowds followed Jesus
(v.1)
2. The leper: the unclean and most
defiled person (v.2)
a.
He
came to Jesus
b.
He
worshipped Jesus
c.
He
asked and trusted Jesus for cleansing
3. The Lord Jesus (v.3)
a.
He
touched
b.
He
said, “I am willing”
c.
He
cleansed
4. The cleansed man (v.4)
a.
He
must beware of pride, of boasting
b.
He
must obey the law
Thought: “I am willing.” The mission of Jesus Christ is to seek and to save
that which is lost, no matter how defiled (Lk 19:10; Mt 9:12-13; 20:28). The Church
is called to the very same mission (Jn 20:21). Jesus said go-go to “all
creation,” to every human being (Mk 16:15; cp. Mt 28:19-20).
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