(Note: Apologies for the two-day absence of your Daily Slice of Bread. With the help of our school Tech Guru, Chuck Putney, I am able to compose and send a slice for the day. Almost had the same problem today, but I learned how to fix it well enough to be back with you without any help. "Reaching Out" is a helpful principle to incorporate in all facets of our lives.)
Mark 1: 40-45
Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”
41 Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.
43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: 44 “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” 45 Instead
he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result,
Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely
places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.
Desperation brought the leper to his knees and his kneeling stance and request set the template for us. "If YOU wish, YOU can make me clean," When we find ourselves, not necessarily covered with leprosy, but in situations, physical or family or work related, when there seems no answer; this is when we reach out for help with the faith and confidence of the leper. May we not be afraid to do so, and keep doing it, even when Jesus seems to be ignoring us. He is not.
I include this link to Bishop Robert Barron who treats this Gospel in a dynamic way. I highly recommend you take 10 minutes to listen to him.
Bro. Rene
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