YOUR FAITH HAS MADE YOU WELL

July 7, 2025 Monday within the 14th week in Ordinary Time Year C Matthew 9:18–26 There are moments in life when everything feels like it’s falling apart—when sickness lingers, when silence fills the house after a loved one has gone, when prayers feel unanswered. In today’s Gospel, I see not just stories, but real people holding onto fragile hope. A father, desperate for his daughter’s life, kneels before Jesus with trembling faith. A woman, weary from twelve years of bleeding, risks humiliation just to touch His cloak. And in both, I see myself—reaching for God not with perfect faith, but with a heart full of longing and tears. What moves me most is how Jesus responds. He does not dismiss their pain, nor does He rush past their desperation. Instead, He enters into their brokenness with tenderness. He walks into the house of mourning. He turns to the woman hidden in the crowd. His power is not distant—it is personal. Theologically, this passage reminds me that Jesus is not merely the Lord of miracles; He is Emmanuel, God-with-us. He restores life not only through divine command but through His presence that dignifies our pain and restores our worth. This Gospel fills me with emotion because it assures me that my suffering is seen. When I feel unworthy, when I kneel with my quiet prayers, when all I can do is reach out in hope—He sees me. He turns, and He speaks. “Take heart… your faith has made you well.” In a world that often leaves us feeling invisible and unheard, this passage whispers a deeper truth: even when all we have is a thread of hope, that’s enough for Jesus to work wonders. And that is more than comforting—it is life-giving. Blessings Fr. Jhack