This morning the Gospel had the leper saying to Jesus, "If you choose to, you can heal me." Was wondering who is giving whom a choice!
Anyway, reflecting further on the theme of the leper 'offering a choice' to Jesus, felt a pang of pity for God. It surely is tough to play God! He certainly has a plethora of choices to make and an equally good number of sources to choose from too! But is it really a great thing to have too much to choose from? I remember an incident in the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta: She, along with her Sisters, picked up a man on the streets who was on the verge of starvation. Having had nothing to eat for long, he could barely move a limb. Mother Teresa and her Sisters brought him to their place and set before him a plate of rice. Mother recalls vividly how the man passed away just looking at the plate before him. The choice of having food was too much for him.
Blessed are we mortals who do not have too many options to worry about or choose from!
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