The Cleansing of the Leper

And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.  And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will: be thou clean.  And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. Mark 1:40-42 Our Lord Jesus Christ had just finished His wonderful sermon on the mount and was in the process of descending from His mountain pulpit. All...