"Ngaa bala nagapanghunahona kamo sing malain?"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Mateo 9:1-8)

Nagsakay si Jesus sa sakayan pabalik sa tabok sang linaw, kag nag-abot sia sa iya kaugalingon nga banwa.

May mga tawo nga nagdala sa iya sing isa ka paralitiko nga nagahamyang sa higdaan. Nakita ni Jesus kon daw ano ang ila pagtuo kag nagsiling sia sa paralitiko, "Anak, magpakabakod ka! Ang imo mga sala ginapatawad."

Dayon may mga manunodlo sang Kasugoan didto nga nagsiling sa ila kaugalingon, "Ini nga tawo nagahambal batok sa Dios!"

Si Jesus nga nakahibalo sang ila ginapanghunahona nagsiling, "Ngaa bala nagapanghunahona kamo sing malain?

Diin bala sini ang mahapos, ang pagsiling sa paralitiko, 'Ang imo mga sala ginapatawad,' ukon ang pagsiling, 'Bangon ka kag maglakat?

Karon pamatud-an ko sa inyo nga ang Anak sang Tawo may gahom sa duta sa pagpatawad sang mga sala." Gani nagsiling sia sa paralitiko, "Bangon ka, dalha ang imo higdaan kag magpauli ka!"

Ang paralitiko nagbangon kag nagpauli.

Sang pagkakita sini sang mga tawo, hinadlukan sila kag gindayaw nila ang Dios tungod sang gahom nga iya ginhatag sa mga tawo.

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus, through your merciful love and forgiveness you bring healing and restoration to body, mind, and soul. May your healing power and love touch every area of my life – my innermost thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and memories. Pardon my offences and transform me in the power of your Holy Spirit that I may walk confidently in your truth and goodness."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

What cripples the mind and heart and stiffles the healing power of love? Sin and unforgiveness for certain! Sin cripples us more than any physical ailment can. Sin is the work of the kingdom of darkness and it holds us in eternal bondage. There is only one solution and that is the healing, cleansing power of Jesus' forgiveness. Jesus’ treatment of sinners upset the religious teachers of the day. When a cripple was brought to Jesus because of the faith of his friends, Jesus did the unthinkable. He first forgave the man his sins. The scribes regarded this as blasphemy because they understood that only God had authority to forgive sins and to unbind a man or woman from their burden of guilt. Jesus claimed an authority which only God could rightfully give. Jesus not only proved that his authority came from God, he showed the great power of God's redeeming love and mercy by healing the cripple of his physical ailment. This man had been crippled not only physically, but spiritually as well. Jesus freed him from his burden of guilt and restored his body as well.

The Lord is every ready to bring us healing of mind, body, and soul. His grace brings us freedom from the power of sin and from bondage to harmful desires and addictions. Do you allow anything to keep you from Jesus' healing power?