If the Holy Spirit drove Jesus (the head) out to be tempted, do the members of the Church (the body) really think they will be exempt? Such moments will either strengthen us for the larger challenges of life, which WILL come our way, or they will simply be ignored, dulling our spiritual sensitivities. YOUR Attention please…click me
God is not happy when His people suffer, regardless if the suffering comes from one’s own bad choices or as a result of living in a fallen world.
This weekends Gospel demonstrates the life-changing power of true friendship, when our friends stop at nothing to position us before the Lord!
In a culture that perpetuates the lie that, “all roads lead to the same God,” our readings this weekend recall the truth that there are dispositions that separate us from the body, as illustrated in the image of leprosy, which Jesus (the head) alone can remedy.
What, in my life, is separating me from deeper union & communion with the Church? Or how can I better position myself so as to receive the “touch” of God.
Job, through unrelenting suffering, hits bottom and loses hope as he declares, “I shall not see happiness again.”
Simon’s mother-in-law is hopeless as she lay sick.
Whether our illness is physical, mental or spiritual, hope and true healing come when we meet the living God.
