In a telling line from one of the last scenes in RISEN, one of the apostles tell the still questioning Tribune, Clavius, that Jesus will cure the leper who is being driven away by a local family. Clavius is still puzzled, but the Apostle answers, "That's what he does." So this morning in our Gospel from John, 4:43-54, we read of the cure of the royal official's son; no surprise, that's what Jesus does. He is moved by the faith of those making the request, as well as by the pitiable situations of those needing healing.
How encouraged should we be as we pray for the healing of the sick people we know and love, or the healing of those whose faith has worn thin, or of others who have turned their backs on God? There is both physical and spiritual healing, and Jesus takes care of both because "that's what he does." Pure and simple. May our prayers be fortified by this truth and help us to pray with unbounded confidence.
Bro. Rene
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