Do we seek Jesus for our needs by putting ourselves before others?
In our sinfulness and disregard for others do we consider turning to Jesus for help to cleanse us? Do we realise how much He loves us and is waiting for us to turn to Him?
Jesus tells us He did not come to replace the law but to fulfill it, do we follow the teachings of the Church He established? Do we go for the sacrament of reconciliation as often as we ought to?
Do we with grateful hearts, give Glory to God for all He has done as we rightfully should? Do we neglect the Holy Spirit’s commands to reverently do so and now let our hearts be carried away saying more than we should?
Do we limit our testimonies of God’s grace to His miracles and wonders forgetting the important joyful message of salvation?
“O that you would listen to my voice, harden not your hearts! “
GOSPEL Mark 1:40–45
A leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched the leper, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. Then he said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.
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