Reflection for Friday, June 25, 1999: 12th week in Ordinary Time.
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Schloemer, Tom, S.J.
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1999-06-25
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As the eighth chapter of Matthew's Gospel opens, Jesus has just finished the Sermon on the Mount. A number of miracles follow in order to prove the authority of his teaching. That may be, but there is much more besides.|Initially Jesus is confronted by a leper who is certainly in need of a miracle. There is still, two millenia of medical science later, no known cure for this awful disease.|I may be faced with a difficult situation in my life--a serious illness, a broken relationship, a financial crisis. Do I wait around for a miracle? Do I try to resolve the situation all by myself? There is obvious peril in either approach.|A spiritual principle urges prayer as if everything depends on God and action as if everything depends on me. I must approach Jesus with the reverence of the leper (did him homage) and must also turn it over to him ("Sir, if you will to do so . . ."). Such constitutes true humility which is the realization of my dependence upon God.|The age of miracles continues in the healing touch of Jesus, sometimes
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University Ministry, Creighton University.
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These reflections may not be sold or used commercially without permission. Personal or parish use is permitted.
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Lectionary Number: 375