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Faith Sharing for Next Sunday
In preparation for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time,
February 12, 2012
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Theme: God Wills Fullness of Life for Us
First Reading: Leviticus 13:1– 2, 44 – 46
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 32:1– 2, 5, 11
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1
Gospel: Mark 1:40 – 45

SHARING FAITH
✦Have you ever prayed with earnest faith for God to remove some
affliction from your life? How was your prayer answered?
✦Doing everything for the “glory of God” is easier said than done.
If you tried to glorify God in everything you do, what activities
might you need to curtail?
✦Like the leper in today’s Gospel, each of us is changed when we
ask Jesus to touch our lives. How has the touch of Christ given you
more abundant life?

LIVING THE LITURGY
✦List what you’ve observed from your own experience as the most
common reasons for the experience of “exile” among teens, family
members, and coworkers.
✦If Jesus looked into your heart, what clutter would he need to
remove in order for you to feel loved and lovable? Every time you
sign your name this week, take a moment to pray this verse: “God
looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good”
(Genesis 1:31).
✦Raise awareness of the isolated people around us by playing
a board game or card game with your family. Have a kitchen timer
on hand. Set the timer at five minutes for each round. During each
round, one person is ignored until the timer sounds. No one looks
at or speaks to the ignored person, and he or she gets no turn in
the game you’re playing. Make sure that everyone is ignored once.
Afterward, talk about how it felt to be the one ignored