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TODAY’S WORD…

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“Lord,” the leper said,

“if You are willing, You can heal me and make me clean.”

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– Matthew 8:2 (NLT)

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REFLECTION…

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Leprosy is a vivid image of sin:

it is ugly, disgusting, very contagious and difficult to cure.

We are all sinners

and we are all in need of God’s forgiveness and grace.

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The leper in the Gospel knelt down before Jesus,

in all humility and trust,

begging to be made clean.

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If we can go before our Saviour with that kind of faith,

we can be sure than He will cure the wretchedness of our souls.

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In that quiet room, let us prostrate ourselves before Christ

and, with a humble and contrite heart,

utter this short prayer, borrowed from the leper:

“Lord, if You are willing, You can heal me and make me clean.”

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Lord, if You are willing, You can heal me and make me clean.

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