FRIDAY- 12^TH 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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