Matthew 8:1-17 (New English Translation) This blog offers a meditation on the Common Lectionary daily readings along with a headline from world news:   ASYLUM SEEKERS TRAGEDY IN LAMPEDUSA  Matthew 8:1-17 New English Translation (NET) Cleansing a Leper 8 After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2 And a leper approached, and bowed low […]