12th Saturday in Ordinary Time – Matthew 8:5-17
Today as Jesus is approaching Capernaum, a centurion soldier approached him. He told Jesus that one of his servants was paralyzed and he was suffering terribly. As soon as Jesus heard this news, he told the centurion to come with him to his home and cure the man.
However, the centurion did not agree to this. The man believed that he was not worthy to have Jesus come to his home. The man then told Jesus that he understood authority and how it worked. He truly believed that Jesus did not have to come and touch his servant. The centurion clearly trusted that Jesus could and would heal the man without ever seeing or touching his servant!
Jesus was astounded at this man’s faith, trust and belief in him and in his power to heal. Jesus then told the centurion that he had not encountered anyone who had such trust in him! Jesus then instructed the centurion to return home. And at that hour, the centurion’s servant was healed!
What is the healing we desire from Jesus? Do we have the centurion’s depth of faith in Jesus? If we ask Jesus to heal us, do we trust that healing will take place in us? The healing may not be an immediate miracle. Also, the healing may not take place in a manner or the timing that we hope for. However, this does not mean that Jesus is not at work in us. Jesus is always gracing us and healing us. Perhaps we actually need a deeper healing than we are longing for. Jesus desires to make us whole. Today, may we open our minds, bodies and hearts to his healing power! Jesus will not fail us!
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