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If You Wish

Si tu quieres

June 26, 2026 | Click here for daily readings
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As human beings, we are constantly making decisions, and each one has its own consequences, whether they be good or bad. But there are situations where we bear the consequences not of our own decisions, but of circumstances beyond our control, such as illnesses that appear out of nowhere or when we are born with health problems.

In my personal life, I carry the cross of chronic back pain. I’ve had two spinal fusions and each time my back gets worse because they fix one area and a few months later the pain moves to another section of my spine. This isn’t the result of a wrong decision or an accident; I was born with this pain. I didn’t realize it until adolescence, but like any young person, I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time.

By the time I was over 40 and under 50 the pain increased so much that I finally started paying attention to it. Now I’m about to have a third surgery. Although I was conceived by my parents and given life by God, neither of them is to blame, and I certainly haven’t distanced myself from our all-powerful Creator because of it. 

I identify with the leper in today’s Gospel who said to Jesus, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” In this case, Jesus ended up healing him. In the same way, I kneel before Him to ask Him to heal me, but if He hasn’t done so yet it’s because He has a plan for me. When I pause to think about it, I realize that there are people in worse conditions than I am who need healing even more, and I prefer that they be healed by God.

The Gospel Acclamation says, “Christ took away our infirmities and bore our diseases.” God accompanies me on this journey of life with its pain, and my faith has never wavered. I continue walking beside Him every day, as does my family, who also holds me by the hand and gives me strength to carry on.

Lord, today I ask for healing for all of us who are sick. We are like the leper who approached you saying, “If you wish.” Our lives are in your hands. Thank you for the gift of life and the air we breathe. Amen.

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Como seres humanos vivimos tomando decisiones en cada momento de nuestros días, lo cual siempre tienen consecuencias buenas o malas. Pero hay situaciones cuando cargamos las consecuencias no de decisiones nuestras, sino de circunstancias fuera de nuestro control, como las enfermedades que aparecen de la nada o cuando nacemos con deficiencias de salud. 

En mi vida personal, estoy cargando mi propia cruz con los dolores de espalda. Llevo dos operaciones de fusión de vértebras y cada vez mi columna está peor, porque arreglan un lado y a los pocos meses el dolor pasa a otro lugar de la columna. Esto no es consecuencia de una decisión equivocada o de un accidente provocado, sino más bien nací con estos dolores. Recién durante la adolescencia me di cuenta, pero como cualquier joven, no le di mucha importancia. 

Recién a mis más de 40 años y menos de 50, los dolores fueron incrementando y les empecé a prestar atención. Ahora estoy próximo a una tercera cirugía. Aunque fui procreado por mis padres y creado por Dios, ninguno tiene la culpa y menos me he alejado de Nuestro Creador, que todo lo puede. 

Me siento identificado con el leproso en el Evangelio de hoy que le dijo a Jesús, “Señor, si quieres, puedes curarme”. En este caso, Jesús lo terminó curando. De la misma forma me pongo de rodillas ante él para decirle que me cure pero si no lo ha hecho hasta el momento es porque él tiene un plan para mi. Además pienso y veo que hay personas en peores condiciones que uno, lo cual necesitan más sanación y prefiero que ellos sean sanados por Dios. 

La aclamación antes del Evangelio dice, “Cristo hizo suyas nuestras debilidades y cargó nuestros dolores”. Dios me acompaña en este viaje de la vida con dolores y mi fe nunca se ha roto. Sigo caminando junto a Él todos los días, así como lo hace mi familia que a la vez también me agarra de la mano para que pueda seguir con fuerzas. 

Señor, hoy te pido la curación para todas las personas que estamos enfermas, somos como el leproso que nos ponemos a tus pies para decirte “si tu quieres”. Nuestra vida está en tus manos. Gracias por la vida y el aire que respiramos. Amen.

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Felix Urcia was born in Lima, Peru. He moved the U.S. to complete his college degree in Computer Science at Northern Kentucky University. He is passionate about his faith, his family, education and soccer. When he is not homeschooling and caring for his young children he enjoys personal programing projects and sports analysis. He and wife live in a small town in Western Michigan where they enjoy spending time with their five children.

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