Homilies about abandonment

Jesus Wants to Touch Your 'Leprosy' of Isolation

The homily connects the devastating exile of Israel in the Old Testament reading with the isolation of the leper in the Gospel, highlighting themes of abandonment and alienation. It emphasizes Jesus' willingness to touch and heal, not just his power, and encourages the faithful to approach the Eucharist with their own 'leprosy' of isolation and loneliness, trusting in God's desire to be close and make them clean.