Saturday, May 19, 2018

The healing power of faith

Morning: Psalms 107:33-43, 108:1-14; Ezekiel 36:22-27; Matthew 9:18-26

Ramadan, the Muslim holy fast, has begun - a time of heightened devotion, prayer and fasting, when believers focus their attention on the divine power and mercy.  Jesus’s healings in today’s Gospel – an official’s daughter and a woman with haemorrhages – are, Jesus says, due to the faith of those who come to him for help.  No doubt he enlists the strong wills and trust of the official and the woman, and that helps them immensely.  But this story is saying much more … This story is a testimony to the real healing power of faith.

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