Commentary on the Gospel of
We, the Sick
“Healthy people don’t need a doctor, but the sick people do.” Who was Jesus referring to? If the Pharisees thought Jesus was referring to Levi and his crowd as the sick, perhaps they were mistaken. I guess Jesus was ironically hinting at the Pharisees themselves. For, who was sicker in the scene but the Pharisees themselves? In fact, everyone around Jesus was sick, only the degree differed; hence, everyone was invited to a “change of heart.” If some of them were sick by carrying the yoke, others were sick in imposing them; if some were wounded by the wicked word, others were sick by pronouncing them; if some went malnourished by the clenched fist that refused to share what it had, others were sicker by reasons of binging. Blessed are those who confess to being sick and search out for the right doctor of souls, for they shall be healed from inside out.
