Who in our Gospel was effected by sin?
The paralytic was effected by sin. Of it Christ exclaimed: "Be of good heart for thy sins are forgiven thee."
The Pharisees were also effected by sin. They had the opportunity to be healed of it, but they desired not the healing mercy of Christ. To them Christ exclaimed: "Why do you think evil in your hearts?"
None of us here are free from sin. We are not the second coming of the Immaculate Conception and thus none of us here are perfect and that is okay. It is okay in so far as we allow Christ to heal us and in so far as we continue to flock towards His infinite mercy.
We can think of the many illnesses and diseases which run rampant in our modern day society. It is common sense that when we are sick and not feeling well that we receive the assistance of a doctor. We trust that a doctor can heal our body of its many ailments.
In the same manner may we be concerned with the healing of our soul. Let us not be found in denial as the Pharisees were. They were infected by sin and yet they were not concerned with the need to heal it. The paralytic was infected by sin, but he realized the need to be healed and thus he came to entrust himself to the mercy of Christ.
Are we willing to listen to Christ and to thus allow ourself to be healed or are we so infected by pride that we silence this voice which desires our healing? Out of pride this voice was silenced by the Pharisees, but out of humility this voice was heeded by the paralytic.
Thus may we too come to humbly heed the voice of our Lord and Savior. He wants not the loss of our soul, but rather He desires our wellbeing. With His grace and love which is constantly poured out upon us we are given all that we will ever need to be made clean.
We are given the gift of the sacraments and from these great gifts we are given the grace to be made clean and to live out good and holy lives. The problem is that we must let go of our pride and submit ourself to God's mercy. This means making use of the Sacrament of Confession. This means taking the Holy Eucharist seriously and thus not receiving it in the state of serious sin.
