Jesus Heals the Leper. As Christians, we are unknowingly discriminatory against lepers. Mark, 1:40-45
In our country, negative stigma against people with leprosy is still common. People even tend to stay away from lepers and isolate them. This rejection experienced by lepers causes them to be ashamed, not confident and look down on themselves. They are even reluctant to go to the hospital because they are ashamed of other people's views. As Christians, we are unknowingly discriminatory against lepers. Just by sight we have discriminated against them ruthlessly. Do we deserve to treat lepers like that? This story we see how the ministry of Jesus, Jesus himself healed lepers twice. The first case occurred where a man with leprosy was healed as told in today's Gospel. While the second case occurred when Jesus healed 10 lepers whom He met on the way. This incident teaches us 3 things about Jesus' view of lepers. First, Jesus was not disgusted by a person's illness or condition. Then Jesus stretched out His hand, touched...