February 12
Sunday
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading 1 Lv 13:1-2, 44-46
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “If someone has on his skin a scab or pustule or blotch which appears to be the sore of leprosy, he shall be brought to Aaron, the priest, or to one of the priests among his descendants.
If the man is leprous and unclean, the priest shall declare him unclean by reason of the sore on his head. “The one who bears the sore of leprosy shall keep his garments rent and his head bare, and shall muffle his beard; he shall cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
Jesus heals a paralyzed man lowered to him through a building’s roof in Sunday’s Gospel. Jesus forgives the man’s sins, which starts a controversy with the Jewish leaders. The paralytic says nothing, yet Jesus heals him. Do the actions of the man’s friends tell Jesus something about him? The friends of the man who was paralyzed went to much trouble for him, which signifies that they loved him.
Jesus continues to demonstrate his power over evil by healing the leper in Sunday’s Gospel. When the man found out that he was healed from leprosy, he proclaimed the awesome power of Jesus. Jesus did not only free the man from physical ailment but set him free to give witness to Christ. What hinders us from becoming free to share our faith? Do we have the strength to ask Jesus to set us totally free to serve him wholeheartedly? Ask for total liberation to follow Jesus completely.
Jesus continues his ministry of healing and preaching in this week’s Gospel. He gets his strength from his daily communion with his Father. Prayer is the first and last act of a follower of Christ. Contemplation complements action. Many get burned out because they forget how essential prayer is in their lives. Do not forget to say a prayer before, during, and after any activity.
