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Jesus Heals the Leper Mark 1:40-45 Q. Visualize condition of the Leper. Rejected by family, friends, community Outcast from the community and city No one would have touched him for days. If anyone touches him, he will also become unclean. Leprosy is not something, you can romanticize. It is one of the most hated and rejected diseases. (Check out  Jesus healing the Disabled Man at Bethesda ) He would need physical, social, spiritual healing. His self-esteem would have been lost. According to  Moses ' Law, the leper has to pass through at least 14 days of 'cleansing' process before he can enter the city and see Jesus. Q. What does his request say about his state of mind? The leper was desperate and downcast. In Jesus, he saw his last rescue! His lack of confidence in himself - "If you are willing, you can make me clean!" This man would

                        Cast your burden on the Lord Have you ever wished that you could just throw off difficulties and problems, that you could be freed from your cares? “Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you” (Psalm 55:22). Thus, you can! Our cares may be transferred to God. He will take care of us. We may place our trust in Him. But often, we do not. We tend to be like the vagabond who was walking along the road with a heavy burden on his back. A farmer with a horse and wagon stopped and called: “Friend, climb in the back. I’ll take you to town.” With much gratitude the heavily loaded man climbed in the back of the wagon. After a while, the farmer noticed that his passenger, although he was sitting in the wagon, still had his heavy load on his shoulder. He called: “Friend, lay your burden down. Why are you still holding it on your shoulder?” The man replied: “I thought it might be too heavy for the wagon. So I kept it