God Wants to Heal You

The readings today http://usccb.org/bible/readings/120311.cfm remind me that God wants to heal me.

Jesus went around to all the towns and villages,
teaching in their synagogues,proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,
and curing every disease and illness.

Then he summoned his Twelve disciples
and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out
and to cure every disease and every illness.

As you go, make this proclamation: 'The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Cure the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse lepers, drive out demons

In the gospel, Christ himself went around to heal people, to cure them of their diseases and illness. He then gave this power to the disciples, and instructed them to use it. He really wants to heal and cure us – of course, not just physically. Just as Christ proclaimed the Gospel of the Kingdom, he also asked the disciples to proclaim this. Their mission was not to just cure and make miracles, but first to proclaim the kingdom. This shows that God does not only want to cure our physical disease, the does not just want to raise up the dead and cleanse lepers. God wants our total healing. He wants to heal us spiritually as well. He wants to cleanse us from everything that is not of Him. He wants to awaken our faith, our spirit. We just need to wait on Him, and to heed his call. As the psalmist says: Blessed are all who wait on the Lord. The first reading affirms this, because when Christ comes, On the day the LORD binds up the wounds of his people, he will heal the bruises left by his blows

Yes, God wants to heal you. Be it physical disease, be it financial crisis, be it a heart break – He wants to heal you. And he can, if you let Him.

Have a blessed Saturday.