Today's liturgy offer us the narratives of Abraham and Sarah's change of names by God and the encounter of Jesus with the leper.

Through the Readings, the themes of restoration, divine intervention, covenant relationship, and the role of faith and obedience in our spiritual journey are highlighted. God's power has no limitations. Old age or barrenness or blindness cannot stop God from bringing about his salvific plan, healing and blessings in the lives of His people.

What matters is our faithful relationship with Him, our obedience of faith. The healing of the leper shows God's power to restore health and bring about physical and spiritual wholeness when we approach him in faith and humility.

By accepting God's covenant to follow him faithfully, the original names, Abram, ie, 'exalted father' and Sarai, ie, 'my princess' are respectively changed to Abraham, 'father of a multitude' and Sara (Princess).

*Prayer:* O God who is always active in our lives, I pray that you may change my status, my name, my hopeless story and my situation today through Christ our Lord.

Pax et Bonum

Fr. G. R. BIDZOGO SAC