June 25, 2011, 3:29am
MATTHEW 8:5-17
When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached Him and
appealed to Him, saying,
“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed,
suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The
centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You enter under
my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.
For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject
to me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come
here,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
When
Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those following him, “Amen, I
say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will
recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of
heaven, but the children of the kingdom will be driven out into the
outer darkness, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.” And
Jesus said to the centurion, “You may go; as you have believed, let it
be done for you.” And at that very hour [his] servant was healed.
Jesus entered the house of Peter, and saw his mother-in-law lying
in bed with a fever. He touched her hand, the fever left her, and she
rose and waited on Him.
When it was evening, they brought Him many who were possessed by
demons, and He drove out the spirits by a word and cured all the sick,
to fulfill what had been said by Isaiah the prophet: “He took away our
infirmities and bore our diseases.”
Reflection:
You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.
We have no doubt that Jesus can cure even from a distance. We do
not doubt the centurion’s faith! What is touching in this episode is the
centurion’s love for his servant! It must be this love for his lowly
servant that Jesus admires as He blesses the centurion, “As you have
believed, let it be done for you.”
It is normal to love our family and to care for friends. What is
surprising is when we care for lowly people whom we treat as family.
This is the greater faith— when we love the little ones like they are
big in our hearts!
Give an early bonus to your household help.
If you do not have any, then give your life partner a treat!
SOURCE: “365 Days with the Lord 2011,” ST. PAULS Philippines,
7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati City (Phils.,); Tel.: 895-9701; Fax
895-7328; E-mail: books@stpauls.ph; Website: http://www.stpauls.ph.
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