**Is he saying that he is a commander and now he is commanding our Lord to help him heal his servant?**
Quite the opposite. He is very humble and saying, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.” It’s about trust and faith!
And Christ recognizes that and cures his servant at that hour.
Just as we say, as the priest elevates the consecrated host, and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God,
Behold hi, who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.”
And we reply, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.”
It’s all about faith and trust.
Yes, I understand what you are saying and I am very mindful of what Pope Benedict did to change the Mass to better reflect the gospel of Mathew.
But what of this passage:
“For I too am a man subject to authority,
with soldiers subject to me.
And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes;
and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes;
and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
The centurion is talking about giving orders to his soldiers and his slaves and being obeyed. Why does he say this to Jesus? I can’t find anything online that makes this dialogue and recollection.
Thank-you.