Healing

Who is not in need of healing?  Yesterday's and today's Gospel recount the healing of the Centurion's servant, Peter's mother-in-law, the crowds that gathered outside of her house, the woman with the hemorrhages and the daughter of Jairus.  Jesus can hardly take a step and someone is asking for help...and he gives it!  How many times have we ourselves, as we look back over our lives, cringe at what we remember doing that was "out of line", and beg again for forgiveness and healing?  And it comes...signs, a phone call, an e-mail, assurances that our prayers are heard by the Healer who gladly brings us relief and takes away our questions and anxieties.  Even physical healing, as in the cases above, are not outside of his generous response to our groanings  or requests.  Matthew quotes Isaiah; "He took away our infirmities,/ and bore our diseases." (Mt 8:17).  Indeed, he does!  We need to remind ourselves of this frequently, even daily, give thanks and place our trust more and more in Jesus our Healer.
Bro. Rene