Daughter, your faith, peace, be healed....such words are inspiring and affirming. This woman has been a subject of prayer for me at various points in life. I long to reach out and touch the garment of Jesus and be made whole. It is not a one-time affair for me but ongoing. I reach out again and again to the One who can heal me.
We hear in the First Reading today that God created humans for incorruption and does not delight in the death of the living. God values all human life. We see in the Second Reading that God in the form of Jesus gave up everything to become one of us and assures us that those who have much will not have too much and those who have little, not too little. Balance is the key.
In the Gospel we see two situations of Jesus as healer. A leader in the synagogue comes to Jesus, asking healing for his daughter who is dying and a woman who is unclean for 12 years, who silently and boldly reaches out to touch the hem of Christ's garment. The faith of these two people save them. We all stand in need of healing, broken people who long to be whole. Oftentimes, we come to Jesus only when we need something, only when we are desperate. Perhaps we too need to come sooner, to spend time in thanksgiving, and sometimes, just to rest in the loving arms of the One who knows us through and through.
Today we celebrate Canada Day. Our country is also in need of much healing. I especially think of the murdered and missing women in our province, and across our land. May God bless us, those who have much and those who have little. May we learn to find a good balance in our lives so that all may live without hardship.
Peace,
Suzanne
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