Jesus Heals

The healings that Jesus performed in addition to his teaching and preaching remind us of how close to the needs of people Jesus was (and is).  He was not trying to "show off" his powers as an Action Hero or Superman, but to show how genuinely he was concerned for people's well being, how aware he was of their pains and needs, and how willing he, as God's revelation of his love for us, was to lavish that love to all who sought cures.  Jesus shows this compassion in taking care of the hunger of the multitudes who came to listen to him.  Jesus is not distant from our everyday aches, or our worrisome anxieties, though at times he might seem to avoid us or ignore our calls for help.  Even when it seems that life is "unfairly" piling up trial after trial on us, he is there with a purpose, and with his soothing presence.  He is calling us to deeper trust, and perhaps to something we have been avoiding, when these hard times hit one after another.
  Concussions are in the headlines these days, and I have spoken with our own athletes who can't seem to heal fully and keep having recurring headaches, and dreams of playing sports again, dashed as the years go by without clearance to return to the field or court.  Hard for them, their parents and their teams. The call to patience, to trust, and to a deeper dependence on God and his will is there.  What is the response?  Ignatius, the soldier spent months in pain and inactivity because of a severe leg injury incurred in a battle, but from that period emerged a new man, the founder of the Jesuits and a saint.  God approached him in his pain and brought about a healing never anticipated by the dashing Sr. Knight.  What does God have in store for us?
Bro. Rene