“If you will, you can make me clean.” – Mark 1:40
A lost hiker, deep in a canyon without a trail, spots a rescue helicopter circling a distant ridge. Knowing it cannot see him through the thick canopy, he still climbs to the only rocky clearing. He lights his final emergency flare—not as a command, but as a humble signal of total dependence on the pilot’s skill and choice to respond.
The leper’s plea is that perfect flare of faith: acknowledging Christ’s sovereign will (“if you will”) while trusting His unlimited power (“you can”). Unlike Israel, who treated the Ark as a lucky charm (1 Sam 4:3), the leper sought not a tool, but the Person. Jesus responds not with ritual, but with compassionate touch and clear will: “I will; be clean.” This reveals a God whose power is directed by His heart, who desires our wholeness. We often doubt His willingness or try to bargain. This Gospel dispels that. Today, bring your deepest needs to Him with the leper’s humble confidence. Trust that His compassionate will is already inclined toward your healing. Your plea does not force His hand; it meets His ready heart.
Today’s devotional-15 January, 2026 ~ www.dailyfaithechoes.org
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Today, pause in prayer to bring your deepest needs before the Lord with humble confidence, listen for His compassionate word, journal what the Spirit reveals about His readiness to heal and restore, and gently encourage someone who needs trust in God’s will.
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Lord Jesus, help me bring my deepest afflictions to You with humble trust, confident that Your compassionate will desires my healing and wholeness, Amen.
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The Scripture is adapted from the Catholic Daily Readings of the day.
First Reading: 1 Samuel 15:16-23
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23 — To the faithful you show yourself faithful, O God.
Second Reading: None (weekday Mass)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation): John 3:16 — Alleluia, alleluia. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Alleluia.
Gospel: Mark 1:40-45
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