“Rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home!” (MT 9:6)Physical paralysis is an image of a man’s inability to return to God by his own efforts and man’s inability to create his own salvation (St Jerome).
At times we are stagnant with our daily routine and dislike having to adjust to God’s asking for more faith, trust, charity and new experiences in spiritual life. In reality. the problems of life are not really about problems but is all about holiness and about removing the principal obstacle to holiness – sin and an egoistic lifestyle.
The Word of God lifts us out of this problems of life just as a little hook lifts a fish out of the water. Once the fish is lifted out of the water, it dies. When we are lifted out of the water (sin and egoistic lifestyle), then we have been brought from death to life. We begin to see the true light and hope in the Lord.
Nevertheless, for some of us it is a slow journey because it takes time to arrive to Christian maturity. But we can be heartened to know that God will certainly send some miracles our way - miracles that will enable us to be changed through faith and trust.
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