And just as Jesus rose, we, too, can arise from our crushing moments. We can be set free from those things that have brought us down and tried to destroy us. But our story shouldn't end there. I think we should be like the leaper in today's scripture passage. This poor man had a disease that was considered shameful and caused him to be isolated from society. Yet, because of this man's faith in Jesus healing power, he did not remain a leaper