Readings:
Genesis 23:1 - 24:51
Matthew 8: 1-17
Psalm 9: 13-20
Proverbs 3: 1-6
Matthew reading: Jesus is approached by a man afflicted with leprosy, and asks Jesus for healing, "if you are willing". Jesus then responds with probably the most glorious words that the man could have hoped to hear: "I am willing", and heals the man.
Often we are too afraid or too proud to ask Jesus for anything. While we should never approach our Lord with a shopping list and an attitude of "gimme gimme", we should nonetheless have the faith to be bold enough to approach Jesus with our needs and the needs of others. If our prayers are offered with a pure heart and a genuine desire to see Jesus' will being done, there is a strong likelihood that we, too, will hear the Master's voice, saying: "I am willing".
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