In his Easter 6 sermon Glynn Cardy examines the difference between illness and disease and the challenge being healed presents.\n\n"In Monty Python\u2019s The Life of Brian, a clever parody of the Gospel, there is a sketch where a man approaches Brian yelling out: \u201cAlms for an ex-leper.\u201d Brian inquires about the \u2018ex\u2019 bit. To which the man replies, \u201cSome do-gooder came along and healed me - took my whole livelihood away.\u201d With the magic of humour the Monty Python team ask an important question about healing, namely: \u2018Are we prepared to bear the cost of it?\u2019" Full text at http://www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=322&id=727.