Do you want to be healed? (HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK OF LENT
Homily for Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent Ezekiel 47:1-9,12. Psalm 46:2-3,5-6,8-9. John 5:1-16. How patient can we be with God in the midst of trials and tribulations? The Responsorial Psalm tells us that: "The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold." The miracle of Jesus in today's is a testimony to the fact that the Lord is with us and the God of Jacob is our stronghold. The man healed by Jesus in today's Gospel received his healing after thirty-eight good years of making efforts to be healed. When Jesus said to him: "Do you want to be healed?" He answered, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is troubled, and while I am going another step down before me" (Iohn 5:6-7). This has gone for thirty-eight good years, and yet, the man kept trying. His patience resulted in his encounter with Jesus in today's Gospel, and he was healed not only physically but also spiritually. Without recourse to the water ...