June 26.  SEE.  ”Talk about putting your money where your mouth is,” Patrick commented. “The very first thing Jesus did after finishing his big sermon, or as you say his vision statement, was put it into practice by healing a leper, an untouchable.   Pope Francis ask us to touch the wounds of those who suffer.  I wouldn’t really mind touching some sick people, but I’ve always been afraid to touch someone with full-blown AIDS, or today with ebola  and leprosy, which are worse.   So once again there is a challenge to being merciful and to go that extra mile.  I hope God will give me the strength and courage I need as and when I am called upon.   

JUDGE. Reflect, share. Scripture.  When Jesus came down from the mountain great crowds followed him and behold, a leper came and knelt before him and said, “Lord if you will you can make me clean.” Matt 8:1-4   Pope Francis:  In each of these little ones Christ himself is present.  His flesh becomes visible in the flesh of the crushed, the malnourished and the exiled, to be acknowledged, touched and cared for by us.   Pope Leo:  God is merciful love, and his plan of love, which unfolds and is fulfilled in history, is above all his descent and coming among us to free us from slavery, fear, sin and the power of death. Addressing their human condition with a merciful gaze and a heart full of love, he turned to his creatures and thus took care of their poverty precisely in order to share the limitations and fragility of our human nature.  DT 16.    

ACT AND PRAY.   How merciful are you and is AI  influencing your decisions?  Pray.