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reading of the first letter of St John
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dear friends who is the winner of the
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world if not the one who believes that
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Jesus is the son of God this is the one
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who came by water and blood Jesus Christ
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it came not only with water but with
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water and blood and the spirit is the
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one who Bears witness because the spirit
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is the trth truth thus there are three
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that bear witness the spirit the water
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and the blood and the three are
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unanimous if we accept the testimony of
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men the testimony of God is greater this
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is the testimony of God for he testified
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concerning his son he who believes in
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the Son of God has this testimony within
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him he who does not believe in God makes
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him a liar because he does not believe
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the testimony that God gave about his
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son and the testimony is this God has
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given us eternal life and this life is
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in his son Whoever has the son has life
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whoever does not have the son does not
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have life I write these things to you
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who have believed in the name of the son
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of God that you may know that you
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possess eternal life word of the Lord
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God proclamation of the go Gospel of
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Jesus Christ according to St Luke Glory
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To You Lord it happened that Jesus was
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in a city and there was a man there who
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had leprosy seeing Jesus the man fell at
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his feet and asked Lord if you want you
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have the power to Purify Me Jesus
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reached out his hand touched him and
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said I want be clean and immediately the
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leprosy left him and Jesus recommended
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to him do not say anything to anyone go
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show yourself to the priest and offer
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for purification what Moses prescribed
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as proof of your healing however his
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Fame grew and numerous crowds flocked to
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hear him and be cured of their illnesses
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he however retired to solitary places
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and gave himself up to prayer word of
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Salvation Glory To You
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Lord my brothers and sisters in Christ
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today the word of God brings us a
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message of Hope healing and confidence
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in today's readings we hear about true
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Faith trust in Jesus and the
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transforming power of God's grace with
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them we are challenged to look at our
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own lives and reflect on how we have
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come closer to Christ and how our faith
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has driven us to live in a more
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authentic and radical way let's start
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with the first reading from the first
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letter of St John the Apostle tells us
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about the faith that overcomes the world
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who can overcome the world except he who
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believes that Jesus is the son of God 1
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5:5 here St John presents us with a
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profound reflection on our faith we are
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not talking about just any faith but a
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faith that has the power to overcome the
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difficulties of Life The Daily struggles
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and even the forces of evil that try to
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keep us away from God the faith that
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overcomes the world is that which
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recognizes Jesus as the Son of God the
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one who came into the world to save us
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but what does it mean to overcome the
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world the world in its Essence is a
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system that seduces us with its empty
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promises riches power status and
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distances us from God however faith in
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Jesus offers us something much greater
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true life the peace that the world
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cannot offer the hope that cannot be
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extinguished St John reminds us that our
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faith is not a blind faith but a faith
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based on the certainty of God's
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testimony he talks about the testimony
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of the spirit water and blood three
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elements that assure us that Jesus is
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truly the Son of God the spirit who
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illuminates and guides us water which
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symbolizes baptism which purifies us and
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gives us new life and the blood which
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tells us about Jesus sacrifice on the
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cross for our salvation with these signs
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we can have full confidence in the
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testimony of God who gives us eternal
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life and as John teaches us eternal life
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is in the sun Jesus is the key to
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eternal life he is the way the truth and
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14:6 sometimes life presents us with
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challenges that can make us question our
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faith but today's Gospel shows us that
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it is precisely in Jesus that we find
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the healing and salvation that we so
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need now let's turn to Luke's gospel
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where we find a moment of great
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compassion and power Jesus encounters a
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man full of of leprosy a leper who like
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everyone else was excluded from society
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he lived apart from others unclean
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isolated but at that moment he sees hope
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in Jesus he approaches Jesus and with
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Courage says Lord if you want you can
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5:12 this phrase from the leper is
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powerful he does not doubt Jesus ability
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he knows that Jesus has the power to
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heal him but at the same time he
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recognizes that healing depends on the
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will of Christ he places himself in the
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hands of Jesus without reservations
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without demands and what happens Jesus
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moved with compassion touches the leper
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and says I want he will be healed Luke
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5:13 the leper is cured instantly
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leprosy a symbol of sin and exclusion is
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removed and man is restored to life this
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gesture of Jesus is deeply significant
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leprosy not only physically isolated a
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person but also socially and religiously
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excluded them Jesus by touching the
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leper breaks the barriers of exclusion
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and teaches us the importance of
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compassion and inclusion the touch of
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Jesus is a touch of healing but also of
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acceptance he shows us that no one is
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beyond the reach of his mercy no matter
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how dirty or unworthy we may feel what
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can we learn from this gesture of Jesus
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first it is important to recognize that
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like the leper we all have our own
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leprosis maybe they are not physical but
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they are spiritual or emotional our
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internal wounds our sins our anguish our
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doubts and like the leper we need to
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recognize that only Jesus has the power
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to heal us and restore our dignity many
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times we turn away from God because we
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feel unworthy or rejected however God's
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word teaches us that we are never beyond
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the reach of Jesus love second it is
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crucial to understand that the healing
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Jesus offers goes beyond the physical he
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not only heals the Lep's body but also
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reintegrates him into society gives him
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back the value and dignity that Society
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had taken away from him when Jesus heals
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us he also transforms us deeply calling
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us to a new life to live in community to
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be part part of his family once cured
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the leper is instructed by Jesus not to
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tell anyone but to present himself to
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the priest and offer for his
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purification what Moses had prescribed
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this act of obeying the law of Moses was
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a way of confirming his cure and
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reestablishing his insertion in society
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however the Man full of joy and
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gratitude cannot contain himself and
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begins to spread the news he was so
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transformed that he could no longer live
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the same way the good news he received
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spread as did the testimony of all of us
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when we are touched by God's grace now
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let's go back to our own lives just like
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the leper we also have our wounds and
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limitations perhaps our leprosis are
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more internal feelings of inferiority
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remorse past traumas or even the weight
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of our sins Jesus calls us today to
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approach him with the same confidence as
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the leper saying Lord if you want you
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he is ready to touch us and heal us to
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give us new life therefore the question
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we must ask ourselves is are we willing
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to approach Jesus with confidence
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without fear of our imperfections and
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sins are we willing to accept his
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transformative touch and allow him to
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heal us purify us and reintegrate us
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into his family perhaps today's
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invitation is to go beyond our comfort
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zones to seek true transformation
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without hiding anything before God there
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is no spiritual leprosy too great for
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Jesus to heal no matter how distant or
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far from God we may feel he is always
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ready to touch us and give us a new
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opportunity for Life finally like the
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leper after being touched by Christ we
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are called to share what we receive we
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cannot keep the transforming power of
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God's grace to ourselves when we are
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healed restored and renewed Our Lives
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become a living testimony of God's love
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like the leper we must spread the good
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news of jesus' mercy so that others can
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also experience the healing and
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transformation that come from him let's
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end with a prayer Lord Jesus we thank
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you for your healing touch and your
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infinite Mercy we recognize that we are
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sinners but we trust in your power to
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purify and transform us touch us Lord
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with your love and give us the courage
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to live as Witnesses of your grace may
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we bring others the good news of your
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love and your salvation amen may we as
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we leave this celebration live with the
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confidence that in Jesus we find Healing
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restoration and eternal life may our
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faith in Christ lead us to overcome the
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world and live as true Sons and
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God St Michael the Archangel defend Us
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in battle be our protection against the
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wickedness and snares of the devil may
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God rebuke him we humbly pray and do
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thou o Prince of the Heavenly Host by
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the power of God cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prow
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
