Jesus as unsung hero

Yesterday the reading in church was about Christ healing a leper with the admonition to "tell no one". The priest's homily reflected to us just what a big deal touching a leper would have been at that time in history. Touching the leper would make Jesus himself untouchable. But, Christ did touch and didn't flinch. The priest pointed out how we treat the homeless, the poor, the dirty and the different as untouchables, like these states are "contagious". While Jesus is a "sung about hero", in many ways, I saw a different Jesus, an unsung and unfollowed hero. Struggling as I do to be more like Him, I've seen a new side--one that we talk about perhaps, but seldom follow. Mother Theresa did, for sure, as she just held and loved the dirty, the poor and the diseased. And we try perhaps with our soup kitchens and charities. But money is not acceptance nor love. To be an unsung hero, I know I need to do more. Read Luke 18:22-23. Make sure this isn't you.