Jesus Heals
Chapter 12
Introduction
 Miracles: special
signs of God’s presence
and power in him and in human history
 Ex.
Jesus walked on water
 Jesus’
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miracles help…
people to have faith in him
 2/ relieve people’s suffering
Did You Know?
Response to Christ’s Miracles
• Some people react with joy
to Christ’s miracles.
• Others refuse to believe;
some even say Jesus uses
the power of the devil to
heal.
A History of Healing
• Today, many disciples of Jesus continue his
work of healing, seeing Christ in each person
who suffers.
Jesus Heals the Body
• The Common points of all Jesus’ healing
– 1/ Jesus helps people of all kinds
– 2/ Jesus often ties the cures to belief in him
• The healing of Jairus daughter
– 3/ Jesus often cures the body to improve a
person’s soul
• The healing of a blind man
– 4/ Jesus does not try to cure all physical evils; his
main work is to cure spiritual evils
• The healing of a paralyzed man
Jesus Heals the Soul
• The soul is the spiritual part of human beings.
• If our souls are sick, we are stuck in sinful
actions and desires, such as our pride,
laziness, self-seeking, and bad desires.
• The cure can hurt because…
– It has to change wrong acts and thoughts.
Fun Fact
• What is the name of the saint that is both an
evangelist and a doctor?
Jesus Heals the Soul cont’
• Jesus always seeks out
people whose souls need
healing.
– The story of Zacchaeuus
• Jesus’ healing reconciles
sinners.
– Reconciliation gives us
peace within us and
restores our relationships
with God and other people
• Jesus is always ready and able to heal us.
– He just needs us to desire to be sorry for our sins and to be
reconciled with God, the Church, others, and ourselves.
• We show our desire and are healed by Jesus through…
– Prayer
– The Eucharist
– Acts that show our sorrow
• We are healed in a special ways through the two
Sacraments of Healing
– 1/ the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
– 2/ the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
Did You Know?
The Early Christians Heal
• The Acts of the Apostles tells stories about the
first Christians healing people physically.
• Paul lists “the power to heal” as one way the
Holy Spirit might be present in a person “for
the good of all” (1 Cor 12:7, 9).
Jesus Sends Us to Heal
• Jesus calls all Christians to help in his healing
mission.
• Works of mercy: acts of charity by which we
help others meet their basic needs
– Corporal Works of Mercy:
help others in their physical
needs
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Feed the hungry.
Give drink to the thirsty.
Shelter the homeless.
Clothe the naked.
Care for the sick.
Help the imprisoned.
• Spiritual Works of Mercy: help
others in their spiritual needs
– Share knowledge.
– Give advice to those who need
it.
– Comfort those who suffer.
– Be patient with others.
– Forgive those who hurt you.
– Give correction to those who
need it.
– Pray for the living and the dead.
Live It!
• We are called to heal people in our daily lives.
• What are some ways you can help heal others
in ordinary life?