Thursday, January 16, 2020

Be Made Clean

What a relief must the leper who came kneeling before Jesus begging for a cure have felt when he heard the word, "I will do it.  Be made clean." (Mk 1: 41). Most of us will never hear those words addressed to us because of our leprosy, but "uncleanness" can take many forms:  a sinful habit, a negative attitude toward life in general or some person or institution in particular,  unjust criticism of authority, cronyism, cynicism, pessimism...and on and on..   The sacrament of Reconciliation provides the opportunity to hear words, as consoling as those the leper heard:  "I absolve you of your sins", spoken with the authority  of Jesus:  "whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven".  Relieving, encouraging, helpful in moving ahead clean and motivated to start a new phase in life. May we approach Jesus with the same urgency and confidence of the leper,  be set free and as he did, despite the strong caution of Jesus not to, spread the word, the there is healing for our "unclean" behaviors.
Bro. Rene

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