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5th
Monday in Ordinary Time
St. Luke’s
Institute
February
11, 2013
SCURRIERS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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An interesting thing about the sick whom Jesus
heals in today’s Gospel is that they could not come to him under their own
power
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Neither did he seek them out
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The real heroes of today’s story are the
scrurriers, the folks who recognized Jesus when he disembarks, and “scurry”
through Genesaret, bringing the sick to the marketplace where they could find
healing by touching Jesus’ cloak as he passes
VIRTUES OF SURRIERS
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The virture of the surriers is threefold:
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First, they recognize the Savior
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Second, they believe in his power to heal
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And third, the make the effort – in haste,
because who knows how much time they have? – to find the sick and transport
them to the place where Jesus is
OURSELVES OF SURRIERS
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Today let us pray for the grace to be a scurrier
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Do I know the Lord?
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Have I paid attention to him in prayer and
sought him in the sacraments?
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Do I believe in his power and willingness to
heal sickness and sinfulness and hopelessness?
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And do I love others enough to seek them out and
bring them closer to Jesus?
APPLICATION
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Instead of, “I’ll
pray for you,” I want the grace to say to someone, “Look, you are hurting. Come, pray with me.”
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In that way I become, as Jesus intends, like the
tassel of his cloak: an extension of his loving desire to heal his people, a Channel
of his peace and a minister of his presence
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And the man or woman in need of healing?
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He or she becomes that “tassel” for me!
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