Word to the Wise
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - Thursday in the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time (Bl. Junipero Serra, OFM)
[Amos 7:10-17 and Matthew 9:1-8]After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town. And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Courage, child, your sins are forgiven" {Matthew]
The important word in this sentence is "their." Jesus responds to the faith of the people who make the effort to bring the paralytic to him. I have just spent a few days with some friends who contacted me some months ago to pray for a woman who had been their babysitter. The woman had suffered a stroke after delivering a premature infant by caesarian section. This stroke put her in a coma and her life hung in the balance for weeks. Requests went out over the internet and came my way as well and I remembered the lady in my prayers. During my visit I was shown newspaper articles telling of her recovery which everyone, including her doctors can only ascribe to the power of prayer. I happen to know the lady in question. The lines from Matthew remind us how important it is to be among the "their" in those prayers for others. Each morning I go for a walk and pray the rosary and remember all the people in my life that I can possibly recall. At the end, I add the intention, "for all those who have asked for my prayers" just in case I may have forgotten someone. I want to be among the "their" who pray for all of you. I hope you will add your prayers to the "their." AMEN
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