Outcast.  What a bummer to have leprosy.  Because it was contagious, the illness meant certain isolation and dishonor.  “The person with an infectious disease must wear torn clothes, let his hair be unkempt, cover the lower part of his face and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ As long as he has the infection he remains unclean. He must live alone; he must live outside the camp” (13:45).  Leprosy gives a striking analogy to spiritual illness.  Sin is contagious.  It infects those around you. It leaves you as a filthy, pathetic, unclean mess.  It alienates you from others and from God.  It makes you an outcast.  Have you recognized just how true this is of you?  I am a spiritual leper (sinner) and I cannot heal (save) myself.  How awesome is the saving grace of Jesus Christ?  He takes a diseased outcast like me and brings healing, cleansing and acceptance!

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