For Your Weekend: When Jesus Doesn’t Heal

Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Mark 1:29–39

Sometimes, Jesus’ ways don’t make sense. For instance, years ago, I went to a healing mass, clutching a photo of a loved one I desperately wanted Jesus to restore to health. Despite my confidence in the power of God, my loved one’s serious condition remained unchanged, but “little Billy,” who asked for his elbow to stop hurting so that he could throw a baseball, left the church ready to suit up for his next Little League game.

Really, Lord? I me...