He Cured All

The WORD today (see http://usccb.org/bible/readings/083116.cfm) reminds me how generous and powerful Jesus is. 

People nowadays are not as generous in giving love. Perhaps it is the thought of getting hurt, or how other people will receive and reciprocate the love given to them. Perhaps it is the fear of being abused by opportunists. However, God is not like that. Good thing he is not like that.  He generously gives his healing and saving love to those who come to him, to those who ask for it.

God does not disappoint. 

The people made an effort and showed their faith when they followed Jesus to be cured, to be healed. And he rewarded that. He cured them all. 

How powerful. How generous. What a great reminder of Jesus’ love and power. 

There were a lot of people who followed Jesus, a lot of people who showed faith. I’m sure they all had different sickness and diseases. Some had grave ones, who is at the point of helplessness and hopelessness. Some were possessed by demons. Some probably had minor ones, like fever or maybe even headache. But what is inspiring is how God cured them all. Lahat sila. Everyone who was there. Everyone who had faith in him. Everyone who wanted to be cured. Sapat ang kapangyarihan at pagmamahal ng Diyos para sa lahat.  God did not say he will cure only the serious sickness – those at the point of death. He did not say he will cure only the easy to cure stuff, the minor ones .No sickness or concern is too small for God to pay attention to, or too big that he cannot handle. He cured them all!

The love, power and generosity shown by Jesus two thousand years ago is still alive until now!

God is still able and is still willing to cure all who come to him. All who have faith to come to him. All who humble themselves to come to him. It does not matter if we come to him with huge, almost impossible situations, sickness or concerns.. it doesn’t matter if we come to him with almost trivial, small concerns. From then until now, God cures all who come to him… we just need to come to him in faith.

We are also reminded to not forget him when we get what we pray for. Minsan pag nakuha na natin ang gusto natin, nakakalimutan na natin and Diyos. We should be inspired by Simon's mother in law who immediately served Jesus when she was healed. Walang arte. Walang drama. Serve agad agad. 

May we be reminded of and inspired by God's generous and powerful love, and come to him with whatever we are carrying. And may we never forget to thank him and serve him, as it is the least we can do to thank him and show our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude. 

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you your great and generous love for us. Thank you for reminding me today that you can and will still heal and cure all who come to you. May I always remember that, and may I always have faith. Lord, sorry for not always coming to you. Sometimes, especially when my concerns are too big or too small, I do not come to you. Sometimes when it’s too big, I think that you cannot do anything about it anymore. When it’s too small, I get ashamed or shy to bring these little concerns to you. But father God, I know that I am important to you, and my concerns, no matter how big or  small they may be, are important and that you can do anything. Anything is possible with you. Help me to just have that faith to come to you with whatever concerns I have. And help me to always come back to thank and serve you. Amen.

Blessed day!

In Christ,

-g-

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August 31, 2016
Wednesday of the Twenty-Second Week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 433

Reading 1 1 Cor 3:1-9

Brothers and sisters,
I could not talk to you as spiritual people,
but as fleshly people, as infants in Christ.
I fed you milk, not solid food,
because you were unable to take it.
Indeed, you are still not able, even now,
for you are still of the flesh.
While there is jealousy and rivalry among you,
are you not of the flesh, and walking
according to the manner of man?
Whenever someone says, “I belong to Paul,” and another,
“I belong to Apollos,” are you not merely men?

What is Apollos, after all, and what is Paul?
Ministers through whom you became believers,
just as the Lord assigned each one.
I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused the growth.
Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything,
but only God, who causes the growth.
He who plants and he who waters are one,
and each will receive wages in proportion to his labor.
For we are God’s co-workers;
you are God’s field, God’s building.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 33:12-13, 14-15, 20-21

R. (12) Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.
From heaven the LORD looks down;
he sees all mankind.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
From his fixed throne he beholds
all who dwell on the earth,
He who fashioned the heart of each,
he who knows all their works.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.
Our soul waits for the LORD,
who is our help and our shield,
For in him our hearts rejoice;
in his holy name we trust.
R. Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

Alleluia Lk 4:18

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor
and to proclaim liberty to captives.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Lk 4:38-44

After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered the house of Simon.
Simon’s mother-in-law was afflicted with a severe fever,
and they interceded with him about her.
He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her.
She got up immediately and waited on them.

At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases
brought them to him.
He laid his hands on each of them and cured them.
And demons also came out from many, shouting, “You are the Son of God.”
But he rebuked them and did not allow them to speak
because they knew that he was the Christ.

At daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place.
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him,
they tried to prevent him from leaving them.
But he said to them, “To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God,
because for this purpose I have been sent.”

And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.