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Saturday, January 17, 2009, St. Anthony
Hebrews 4:12-16, Psalm 19, Mark 2:13-17
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TOTAL HEALING
"People who are healthy do not need a doctor; sick people do." —Mark 2:17
Jesus came "to call sinners," and be a Doctor to the sick and the sin-sick
(Mk 2:17). He sympathizes with them in their weakness (Heb 4:15). He takes
onto Himself their afflictions, infirmities, and sufferings (Mt 8:17), and
gives them His health and freedom.
Jesus not only heals the physically suffering, but also restores the sick
and sin-sick to full status in society. He heals them societally. For
example, when Jesus publicly called attention to the woman healed by
touching the tassel of His cloak (Mk 5:30ff), He was making it clear to
the entire crowd that this woman, "unclean" after twelve years of
hemorrhaging, was no longer to be socially isolated as ritually contagious
(see Lv 15:25ff). Jesus did the same social restoration by commanding the
ten healed lepers to show themselves to the priests (Lk 17:14). By showing
themselves to the priests, who had the power to declare them officially
clean for social purposes, Jesus gave these lepers official social
restoration in a way that no member of Jewish society could question.
"We do not have a High Priest Who is unable to sympathize with our
weakness" (Heb 4:15). Praise Jesus, Who heals body, psyche, soul, mind,
spirit, and social status. Approach Doctor Jesus with great confidence
(Heb 4:16). There is nothing He can't restore.
Prayer: Doctor Jesus, I submit to Your expert diagnosis in every phase of
my life. Do in me whatever You must in order to do through me whatever You
will.
Promise: "God's word is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged
sword. It penetrates and divides soul and spirit." —Heb 4:12
Praise: St. Anthony removed himself from the world for God, and his
godliness drew the worldly to him.
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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