Jesus the Healer

Those of us who bear pain, infirmity, depression, anxiety would, no doubt, be willing to travel anywhere for a guaranteed cure.  Such were the crowds who followed Jesus...but not always.  In today's Gospel, we read that when Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew, he wasted no time in healing her of the fever which was keeping her in bed.  Where there was a need, there was a cure, such was his compassion and lavish use of his gift of healing.  No, we need not always fly to Lourdes for the cure we seek, but simply from where we are we can present our case, or the cases of so many who are ill physically or spiritually, and trust that our prayer will be heard.  If the desired cure does not happen, then it's for a reason, but the prayer is not "lost"; it brings the grace that we or the sick person really need, such as an increase of faith or trust.Sometimes, the greater healing is growth in the realization that God is God and his plan is always better than ours.  Not being in control is a tougher burden to bear than the sore back or whatever ailment plagues us.  Jesus,  help me to  trust in your healing power and your insight into where the most important cure is needed.
Bro. Rene