Three lenses in our readings today: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Listen to the homily here.

Notes:

Today I would like to talk about three different lenses for our readings

1.     Leprosy

·      A brutal disease of the skin

·      Basically dying outside before inside

·      I saw a documentary video about leprosy in a village in Ghana, Africa—people actually still have leprosy today

·      They were “Unclean” and they were quarantined

·      Connection between the reading in the Gospel and the book of Leviticus

o   He went to the priest for a sacrifice to God

2.     What did the leprosy man in a deeper place?

·      A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean."

·      He knelt down!

·      Now, on the skin level, he was healed!  "I do will it.  Be made clean."

·      In our lives, how often do you kneel?

o   Mass

o   Adoration?

o   Before your bed?

o   Before a cross?

3.     What did Jesus after this healing?

·      He remained outside in deserted places,

·      Why?  He was praying

·      How do you visit in deserted places to be with God?

o   Lent is on the way

o   Eucharistic Adoration

o   Opportunity across the river

Pray with these readings to able to see the different lenses that you can see in the Bible