Delivered by Amelia from the Parish of Saint Francis Xavier in the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wisdom 6: 1-11; Rs psalm 82: 3-4.6-7; Luke 17: 11-19.

THE FULLNESS OFHEALING

Our meditation today isentitled: The Fullness of Healing. Two best friends had to face the sad realityof breaking up their friendship. The reason is that one of them has borrowedthe other's money and promised to return it, in fact he did not. He borrowedmore than three times, and he never returned them. Through family ways ofapproach and reconciliation, finally all the debts were paid off. But becausethe relationship was already wounded by the conflict, they no longer acceptedeach other. Friendship became cold and dying.

If after paying offthe debts, they could understand each other, accepted each other and sincerelyacknowledged each other, then their friendship would get a full recovery.Wounds that have occurred between the two can heal completely. But it was notso. The aspect of accepting and acknowledging each other after a solution orrecovery to an existing problem are fundamental. Jesus is actually teaching usthree dimensions of healing to achieve its fullness.

The first dimensionis healing of wounds. The today's Gospel shows that leprosy is gone and eachone is clean. From the example of the two best friends' story, at the time thedebt was paid off, there was healing for the wounds of both. We experience a lotof wound healing in life, and that releases our burdens. Wounds or diseases ofthe body are successfully removed. We are forgiven by others, or the same as weforgive others, also included in this category of healing.

The second dimensionis a social healing and unity among brothers, sisters and friends. Jesus made ahealing miracle that united two groups of people who were basically hostile toeach other, the Jews and the Samaritans. Jesus also asked them to reportthemselves to the priest, so that they could be re-accepted as members of thecommunity and society. This healing greatly strengthens one's self-esteem aspart of one's neighbor, environment, and culture.

The third dimensionis the faith healing. Not many people are aware of this healing diemension,because they forget to give thanks, glorify God, and offer up their lives to beused by God. It aims to strengthen their faith and remain humble in relying theirlives on God. Because it can happen, after being healed from wounds and havinghappiness in the midst of brothers and friends, one may become arrogant andforget God. He might think it's not important to be grateful.

Let's pray. In the name of the Father... O Father of mercy, fill us with Your mercy and love so that we may continueto proclaim Your gospel of joy and be open to accept our fellow men. Glory tothe Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit ... In the name of the Father...