I Want to be Clean!

“As long as the sore is on him he shall declare himself unclean, since he is in fact unclean. He shall dwell apart, making his abode outside the camp.” Leviticus 13:46

“A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “”If you wish, you can make me clean.””Mk1:40

Have you seen a leper? Nowadays this disease is already curable. However, you still would feel that lepers still opt to live together and make their abode afar from those who are without the disease. In the past, it is more difficult both physically and emotionally for those who were afflicted with leprosy for they have to even live outside the camp or away from others. They are ostracized as unclean and any contact with them will render the person who touches them to be unclean as well.

Feeling unclean is same thing as feeling sinful. When we sin, we are actually staying away from God. We camp outside away from God because of our sins. But God never wants us to separate with him. It is our sinfulness that pulls us away from Him and not Him to us. But in spite of our sinfulness, our being a leper, we do not have to camp out from Him. All we have to do is approach Him and beg His kindness and mercy. Just like what the leper did. And I am so sure that just like the leper who begged Him, He will wash away our sins and make us free from our sins (leprosy).

Prayer
Heavenly Father, we praise and thank you for your mercy and kindness. For your undying love for us, though we are sinful and tend to stay away from You. We do not even have to beg you for you already know our desires. Al we have to do is come to You and You will restore us and make us clean again. In Jesus mighty name we pray. Amen.



GIFT
Today, let us do our best to go to confession and make ourselves clean again. Pray also that many people who need repentance and reconciliation turn away from their sins and return to God.

Let us also pray for those who are actually inflicted with skin disease, that may be able to obtain healing and cleansing from their afflictions.