Today’s Gospel proclamation speaks of Jesus’ mission. It is the same mission that he gave his disciples before his ascension into heaven. He said, “heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and drive out demons”. When God heals it is complete. It is body, mind and soul. Death came as a consequence of sin. There is no one who can claim that they are without any illness or sin. Any infirmity of body, mind and soul is connected to some form of disobedience (sin) of not taking care of our whole being. In the book of Exodus, the writer says “I am the God who heals”. We believe that nothing is impossible for our God and he can heal even the worst of sicknesses and forgive any sin attached to it. Jesus asked the man with the withered hand to stretch it out: to do the impossible. We need to act in faith and we will be healed fully. We also need to act in faith to carry out his mission to heal others. Let us become instruments of God’s healing.

PRAYER: Abba Father, let me exercise my faith to receive healing and bring healing to others. Amen.