Daily Inspiration

“Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the Sabbath. And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over, completely incapable of standing erect. When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, "Woman, you are set free of your infirmity." He laid his hands on her, and she at once stood up straight and glorified God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured on the sabbath, said to the crowd in reply, "There are six days when work should be done. Come on those days to be cured, not on the sabbath day." The Lord said to him in reply, "Hypocrites! Does not each one of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger and lead it out for watering? This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?" When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him." -Luke 13:10-17

Here, Jesus proves He is Lord of all, including the Sabbath. Christ shows us that He is with us always and that He works in our lives every moment of every day. In His mercy, Jesus laid His hands on this woman, healing her soul, and freeing her from the bondage of the enemy. That her body was healed is of lesser importance; that she was freed from the enemy is the miracle. Likewise, we can be sure, that if in faith, we ask Christ to heal us, He cuts right to the core and heals our souls first. While a healthy body may give us comfort in this world, a healthy soul is required to enter the Kingdom. Only Christ can give us that healing and only His salvation can set us free.

Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez, pray for us.

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Jesus, I trust in you!