Woman, you are set free.

“Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.” (Luke 13: 12).

Monday 26th October 2020, 30th Week in Ordinary Time.

Jesus observed a crippled woman, bent over and badly deformed in the Synagogue in the course of His teaching. Who is this woman? Let us try to figure out who she is:

#1 She was not embarrassed to go to the weekly service in the Synagogue despite her sorry state.
#2  She is a woman of strong faith who believes that God is her Father and loves her deeply in spite of her handicap.
#3 She believes that in His infinite power, God can bring good out of every evil.
#4 She submitted her condition to the will of God. "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done."

Is it surprising that Jesus noticed her?  “Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.” Jesus then laid His hands on her and she was healed at once. Notice what she did next: "She glorified God."

Signs and wonders point to the arrival of the Kingdom of God. At the time Jesus was ministering, we know that many in Israel were awaiting the manifestation of the Kingdom of God. Simeon and Anna in the incident of the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple were some of the people expecting the coming of the Messiah.

How about us? The Messiah Jesus is with us. He is Emmanuel. He is truly present in the Holy Eucharist. He is present in the Blessed Sacrament in unique and very real manner. Thirdly, He is present in you and me in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. How is He working in us? Every single comfort, every mercy, every breakthrough you experience in life is from Jesus. Like the crippled woman in our Scripture today, glorify God and give Him thanks when you experience favor in your life. Do not delay in enjoying the benefits of the Emmanuel, the God who is always with you.

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