Matthew 8:4
“See that you tell no one, but go show yourself to the priest…”
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During that time, once a leper is cured, that would be a great miracle. So, healed lepers are asked to see a priest. The priest would check him out and confirm that he is truly healed of the disease. And since leprosy is thought to be caused by a grave sin, the healed one should confess all his sins and resolve not to commit sin again.
And this living in total repentance is what Jesus wants, rather than telling everyone that you got cured, but get back to sinning the next day.
As Jesus wants the leper to be healed; He likewise wants you and me to be healed. He stretches out his own hand and bids us to be clean so that we may not remain in our sins.
Yes, sin would continue to knock at the door of our lives, but thanks to Jesus we do not have to continue in it. When Jesus heals us, he also gives us the strength to stay healthy. He heals us so that we may freely walk with him and imitate him in our lives.
What former leper would ever wish to return to his leprosy? Ultimately it is the heart that must be made clean by way of constant prayer, the sacraments and a genuine effort to do what we know is pleasing to God.
And remain humble to the end. A living testimony can be more effective than a verbal one.
It is better for you to say nothing and let the world see that Jesus changed your life by the way you live, and not just by what you say.
Let us pray +
Lord, I believe in you and in your love. I trust in you as the way for me to live. I hope in the power of your cross to free me from all that is not you. I love you and want my love to be more real so that I may imitate your pure and total love. Amen +
Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you!
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