Reflection
So many of our stories of Jesus tell of cures. The leper is confident; if you want to you can make me clean. Jesus shows God’s desire facing sickness, “I want to, be clean”.
If you look back on sicknesses you might have suffered and recovered from, can you see anything positive that you have gained from these experiences?
Today’s Prayer
Preparation: Begin by stilling; then dedicating the time of prayer to God and asking God that all you think, feel and imagine are for the glory of God.
Gift: Ask for what you desire. Suggestion: Cleanse me of all that needs cleaning in my life.
Setting: A Scripture reading for Imaginative Contemplation
Scripture
Matthew 8:1-4 WEB
When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying,
“Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.”
Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Conversation: Talk to Jesus in your own words as a friend
Final Prayer: End with a formal prayer such as the Lord’s Prayer/Our Father.
Today’s Music
Be Still and Know that I am God: sung by Ruth and Joy Everingham