"Si Jesus nagtungtong sang iya mga kamot sa tagsatagsa kag gin-ayo niya sila tanan"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Lucas 4:38-44)

Miyerkules (Setyembre 4)

Si Jesus naggwa sa sinagoga kag nagkadto sa balay ni Simon. Ang ugangan nga babayi ni Simon may mataas nga hilanat, gani ginpangabay nila si Jesus sa pag-ayo sa iya. 

Ginkadtuan sia ni Jesus kag nagtindog sia sa luyo sang iya higdaan, kag gintabog ang hilanat. Ang hilanat naghalin sa iya kag sa gilayon nagbangon sia kag nag-amuma sa ila.

Sang makatunod na ang adlaw, ang tanan nga nagamasakit sa nagkalainlain nga mga balatian gindala sang ila mga amigo sa kay Jesus. Si Jesus nagtungtong sang iya mga kamot sa tagsatagsa sa ila kag gin-ayo niya sila tanan.

Ang mga yawa naggulowa man sa madamo nga mga tawo, kag nagsinggit, "Ikaw ang Anak sang Dios." Ginsaway sila ni Jesus, kag wala niya sila pagtugoti sa paghambal, kay nakahibalo sila nga sia amo ang Cristo. 

Sang pagbutlak sang adlaw, si Jesus naggwa sa banwa kag nagkadto sa baw-ing nga duog. Ang mga tawo nagpangita sa iya, kag sang makita nila sia nagtinguha sila sa paghawid sa iya, agod indi sia maghalin. 

Pero nagsiling si Jesus sa ila, "Kinahanglan ibantala ko man ang Maayong Balita sang Ginharian sang Dios sa iban nga mga banwa, kay tungod sini ginpadala ako."

Gani nagpangwali sia sa mga sinagoga sa bug-os nga pungsod.

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus Christ, you have all power to heal and to deliver. There is no trouble nor bondage you cannot overcome. Set me free to serve you joyfully and to love and serve others generously. May nothing hinder me from giving myself wholly to you and to your service."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

Who do you take your troubles to? Jesus' disciples freely brought their troubles to him because they found him ready and able to deal with any difficulty, affliction, or sickness which they encountered. When Simon Peter brought Jesus to his home for the Sabbath meal (right after Jesus preached in the synagogue in Capernaum), his mother-in-law was instantly healed because Jesus heard Simon's prayer. Jesus could not avoid drawing a crowd wherever he went. No one who asked Jesus for help was left disappointed. Jesus' numerous healings and exorcisims demonstrated the power and authority of his word, the "good news of the kingdom of God." When he rebuked the fever, it immediately left. When he rebuked the demons, they left as well. Why did the demons shudder at Jesus' presence? They recognized that he was the Christ, the Son of God and that he had power to destroy their kingdom by releasing those bound by it. Jesus came to set us free from bondage to sin and evil. Do you seek freedom in Christ and trust in his power to set you free? 

When Jesus and the disciples sought a lonely place to regroup and rest, they found instead a crowd waiting for them! Did they resent this intrusion on their hard-earned need for privacy and refreshment? Jesus certainly didn't but welcomed them with open-arms. Jesus put human need ahead of everything else. His compassion showed the depths of God's love and concern for all who are truly needy. Jesus gave the people the word of God and he healed them physically as well as spiritually. We can never intrude upon God nor exhaust his generosity and kindness. He is ever ready to give to those who earnestly seek him out. Do you allow Jesus to be the Lord and Healer in your personal life, family, and community? Approach him with expectant faith. God's healing power restores us not only to health but to active service and care of others. There is no trouble he does not want to help us with and there is no bondage he can't set us free from. Do you take your troubles to him with expectant faith that he will help you?