Jesus
the Healer
In today’s Gospel we read about
Jesus’ first healing in Mark’s Gospel. Jesus hears of the illness of the mother
of Simon’s wife and goes to her. Due to the purity laws of his time
this scene would have been considered controversial. His first healing is of a
woman and we are told that he touches her, raises her up; he completely
restores her to health. Many of his actions here would be considered taboo.
The ‘whole city’
was crowded around the door as people wanted to also be healed. What a
commotion! Jesus, very early on in his ministry is clearly a very popular,
attractive figure. Jesus is The Healer.
We might ask ourselves today: who do we know who is in need of healing of any
kind? This week, how can we reach out to them?
Another important aspect of this story is that Jesus does
not remain comfortable in this house. He keeps moving, keeps going outward.
This requires so much energy and an outpouring of love for those in need. Jesus
shows us in today’s Gospel what it takes to stay connected, to re-energise
ourselves for our various tasks: quiet time and space for real encounter with
God. Even then, the people hunted for him. ‘Everyone
is searching for you’, and still today, everyone is searching. It is up to
all of us to help those on this journey, the seekers, the lost and those in
need of healing. We cannot break new ground unless we are inwardly free and
connected to that Divine Presence within us and in our world.
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