Rain Or Shine

There is a story about a wise old woman who had listened carefully to a group of malcontents tell her their problems. “I have some advice for you,” the woman said to them. “Write down the trouble that worries you most.” When they had done this, the woman placed all of the papers in a large jar. Then she said, “Now I want each of you to draw out one of the papers and by all the laws of probability, each will have a brand new trouble to worry about.” The malcontents proceeded to do as the wise old woman directed. The result: All of them, without exception, demanded to have their own trouble back!

In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus confronts a man who would gladly have traded his trouble for almost any other. The man was afflicted with leprosy. He says to Jesus, “If you will to do so, You can cure Me.” Jesus is moved with pity. He stretches His hand out,…