Hearing of the spate of cures wrought by Jesus, it's no doubt that the father of the mute, devil possessed boy sought help directly from him, especially when his disciples failed to drive the demon out. Exasperated, Jesus replied. "O faithless generation, how long will I be with you?" (Mk 9:19). As the boy went into further convulsions, Jesus told the father, "Everything is possible to one who has faith." (Mk 9:23). The father replied: "I do believe, help my unbelief." (Mk 9:24) Jesus commanded the spirit to leave the boy, and the ordeal was over. (Mk 9:26-27).
The power of faith is also exemplified in the lives of Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto, the two younger children who witnessed the apparitions at Fatima a hundred years ago. They believed, tand took Mary's instructions to heart, fasting, praying and doing penance for the conversion of sinners. When struck down by the Spanish flu in 1918, they suffered to the point of death, (Francisco in 1919, at the age of 11 and Jacinta in 1920 at the age of 10). .Even while ill, they went to the place of the apparitions, prayed and offered up their sufferings. Jacinta underwent surgery without anesthesia, and offered her pain for sinners.
Reading this, I am humbled and compelled to join the muted boy's father in praying, I do believe, help my unbelief. How about you?
Bro. Rene
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