Saint Colomban by Ermes Dovico

GOSPEL PEARLS

The real healing

Because of your little faith (Mt 17, 20)

Gospel Pearls 07_08_2021 Español

.A man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said,“Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.” Jesus said in reply,“O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring the boy here to me.” Jesus rebuked him and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was cured. Then the disciples approached Jesus in private and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” He said to them, “Because of your little faith. Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Mt 17, 14-20)

Miraculous healings are signs that serve to strengthen the faith of the sick person who has been healed to arouse them to witnesses. This is why material well-being is not the primary purpose of Jesus and Christians. Meditate on the fact that the true healing you need today is from sin, everything else is secondary.