Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time - Luke
13:10-17
As Jesus was teaching in the synagogue on the
Sabbath, he noticed a woman who was there. For eighteen years, this woman
had been crippled by a spirit. She was completely bent over and unable to
stand erect. Imagine: for eighteen long years, all this woman could see
was the ground and the legs and feet of the people who passed her by. Her
world was horribly small and limited. The little children must have been
a gift to her. At least, they were in her sight range.
Luke writes: “When Jesus saw the woman he called
to her and said: ‘Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.’” Then he
laid his hands on her and immediately she stood up straight. The woman
began praising and glorifying God for the wondrous gift Jesus had given her.
However, the leader of the synagogue was
indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. The leader said to the
people: “There are six days when work can be done. Come on those days to
be healed, not on the Sabbath.” Jesus angrily replied: “Hypocrites! Do
you not untie your ox or ass on the Sabbath and water it? Yet this woman
has been bound for eighteen years! Ought she not be freed from this
bondage simply because it is the Sabbath? Luke then writes: “All of his
adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at the splendid
deeds done by Jesus.”
What has “crippled” your spirit? Is it an
illness? A family situation or stress at work? Is it financial
stress? Today bring your life challenge to Jesus. Stand before him.
Trust him to heal you just as he healed this woman. It may not be
an immediate healing but slowly and surely he will heal your spirit and your
life. He will not fail you!
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