Holy Spirit, help me trust the healing of Jesus...

Gospel Mystery of the Day           Thursday, July 6, 2018
 
Good Morning!      
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119)
 
Matthew 9:1-8

 
Like the men who carried their paralyzed friend on a bed to Jesus for healing, I carry others to Jesus in prayer. And I, too, have expectations about the way Jesus will heal those I pray for, and with.  In [my] audacity and short-sightedness , I can limit my prayers to physical and temporal things, and simply hope for the fulfillment of [my] perception of wholeness. The story of the paralytic, however, indicates that the primary kind of healing Jesus does is inner healing, in order to deliver the spirit of a person from infirmity, disease and demons. Only co-incidentally does Jesus heal bodies and circumstances in order to serve the healing of a person’s heart, mind, soul and strength. Do I trust Jesus’ perception of healing? Holy Spirit help me trust the healing of Jesus. Christ Jesus, I trust your healing.  
 
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes.   (Psalm 19:8)
 
Love is larger than the walls which shut it in.
Corrie Ten Boom
 
www.gospelmysteryoftheday.ca  & Gospel Mystery of the Day on Facebook
 
Soli ad gloriam Dei