Is 35, 1-10, Ps 84, Lk 5, 17-26
What I found extremely interesting about today's gospel (and, for some reason, this had never really struck me before) is that Jesus tells the paralyzed man that his sins are forgiven after "seeing their faith", i.e., the faith of those who were carrying him on his cot. In other words, it seems that Luke is trying to say that people's sins can be forgiven by God after seeing the faith of others. This is another great sign of hope. By our simple acts of faith, as simple as helping someone in their illness, we can help move God to forgive others their sins. Jesus had said that if we had faith the size of a mustard seed, we could move mountains... certainly the forgiveness of sins by God is much greater than moving mountains. Let us ask daily for an increase of faith!
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