Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Reflection on the Gospel of the Thursday Of The Thirteenth Week In Ordinary Time Matthew 9:1-8 In general, we are always eager to see miracles, healings, signs… In today’s scripture reading we reflect on Jesus’ Healing of a paralyzed man, and the passage starts with (vs 1) ‘And after getting into a boat he crossed […]

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

Matthew 9:1-8   Jesus could easily see that the paralytic brought to him lying on his bed, was brought to him by his friends, with full confidence and faith. Jesus makes him whole (forgiveness of his sins), but also Heals him. Jesus pronounces the forgiveness of his sins by saying, “Take heart, my son; your […]