28th Day
of Lent:
April
1, 2014:
“Do you want
to be healed”?
to be healed”?
(John 5:7)
Some people play victim for a long time in their life and sadly
it is a tragedy. They lack courage and confidence in themselves. They are like
the man in the Gospel who say, “I have no one to plunge me into the pool. By
the time I get there someone else has always beaten me to it”. He is
spiritually and physically paralyzed. He sat by the healing waters of Bethesda
which means “house of mercy” for 38 years. So when Jesus encounters him and
looks at him knowing that he had been playing the game of victim asks him “do
you want to be healed”, he repeats the same excuse. 
We should not allow other people or events
or situations to control or guide our future and then we remain a victim for
ever.
The healing waters of new life is always available to us in the
sacraments of the Church like confession, Holy Eucharist, anointing of the sick
all of them aimed at healing and wholeness to a human person. It is a sin of
omission if we refuse to approach the “house of mercy”, the healing waters, the
Bethesda right before us.
The whole question is do you want to be set free from
your illness, sin, hurt, burden, pain, and if you are the embodiment of mercy,
Jesus the mercy incarnate is always around and all that is asked of us is to
plunge into the waters of divine mercy. Then you will be victim no more.
As
Richard Rohr says, ‘sometimes our deepest sin might be that we refuse to keep
growing’. Where is the nearest ‘door of mercy’, the pool of mercy, the
Confessional available to you?
Go and be cleansed.
Stop being a victim.
Be a victor in the Lord.
As
Richard Rohr says, ‘sometimes our deepest sin might be that we refuse to keep
growing’. Where is the nearest ‘door of mercy’, the pool of mercy, the
Confessional available to you? Go and be cleansed.
Stop being a victim.
Be a victor in the Lord.
God Bless you always!
Sincerely Yours,
Rev. Fr. Cyriac Chandy Mattathilanickal, MS
Sincerely Yours,
Rev. Fr. Cyriac Chandy Mattathilanickal, MS
Wishing you and yours A Holy Lent!
Rev. Fr. Tom Puthusseril, M.S.
Shrine Director
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Please share with us your comments of our
Daily Reflections.
How has it touched you?
How has it helped you in your Lenten journey?
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