While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean!'
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing" he said. "Be clean!" And immediately the leprosy left him.
Then Jesus ordered him, "Don't tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them."
Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
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What part of my day is best for creating space for solitude?
In Business Terms Christian solitude is often misunderstood. Moderns tend to think of it as "getting away from it all." In the Chicago area where I live, those who can afford it buy cabins on a lake in Wisconsin. In addition to commuting an hour or ...
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