Reflecting on today’s readings might prompt a question in the minds of some. If God is as all mighty as he says he is and he only needs to speak a word to heal, why not speak and showcase his all mighty power to stop the pandemic? Seems a logical and reasonable question to ask at least on the surface level. But lest we forget, in 1917 the world was hit by the Spanish Influenza virus, it infected about 500 million people – about a third of the world’s population at that time.What could be a worse travesty? A decade later began World War II the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 70 to 85 million deaths ending with the atomic bomb detonated in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is not the influenza that carved a deep wound, it is this war that the world is still recovering from.

Yet, 100 years later here we are looking down the same barrel, what have we learned from this? It is the human heart’s leprosy that needs healing. We may nod our head in agreement, but perhaps our Lord’s response would be “Let me begin with you”Where does the conversion in our heart need to happen? Is there anything in our life that withhold us from walking in obedience to the Lord? What part of our life can we stretch out to the Lord and say “Lord, make me clean”. We can ask our Lord to reveal if there is any barrier that we have put and is stopping him from working in our lives. The fruit of Abrahams’ Yes! And Our Lord Jesus, Yes! To the Father’s will is what we enjoy today thousands of years later.

Our Father so desires to heal the leprosy in our hearts so that we too in turn, can be a blessing not only for the present world but the generations to come. Let us not forget that God does not take any pleasure in sickness or death, he is the God of life and life in all its fullness. He spoke life into Abraham and Sarah he spoke a word of healing to the leper. Today, the world is in desperate need of people who are walking in obedience to the Lord and through their life example to make this world a better place.

Prayer: Abba Father, heal the leprosy in my heart so that I may walk in obedience to you. Amen