6th Sunday of Ordinary Time

 

Who is a leper? Mk. 1:40-45

At the time of Jesus, lepers were to be avoided for both religious and social reasons.

They were considered unclean and therefore religious people avoided them.

There was also fear that if they got too close you too might catch the disease.

So where was a leper to go?

No one would talk to them.

No one would get close to them.

No one would associate with them

except Jesus!

Are there people we will not talk to?

People we stay away from?

People with whom we will not associate?

Are there people who will not talk to us?

People who stay away from us?

People who will not associate with us?

Perhaps we are all lepers in one form or another.

So what are we afraid of.

Healing, reconciliation and redemption can only come

if we reach out to each other.

Especially those who are different from us;

As Jesus did.

And if we do then maybe one day there will be no more lepers.

God Bless