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| + | Football season is now upon us, and for some people that means a difficult choice on Sunday mornings. By the time Bobby arrived at his friend's house to watch the game, the first quarter was more than halfway over. “Why are you so late?” asked his friend. “Because I couldn’t decide between going to church and going to the football game," said Bobby. "So I tossed a coin and asked God to help me decide.” His friend looked puzzled: “That shouldn’t have taken too long.” “Well," said Bobby, "I had to toss it 35 times.” | ||
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| + | My thanks to those of you who only flipped the coin once this morning, and are here as a result! While the rest of the world focuses on touch-downs, this morning our scripture passage focuses on an entirely different kind of touch: the woman who touches the fringe of Jesus' clothes, and is miraculously healed by her faith. | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 14 September 2018
Luke 8:43-48
43 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years; and though she had spent all she had on physicians, no one could cure her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his clothes, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. 45 Then Jesus asked, “Who touched me?” When all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds surround you and press in on you.” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; for I noticed that power had gone out from me.” 47 When the woman saw that she could not remain hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before him, she declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.”
Miracles: Who Touched Me?
Football season is now upon us, and for some people that means a difficult choice on Sunday mornings. By the time Bobby arrived at his friend's house to watch the game, the first quarter was more than halfway over. “Why are you so late?” asked his friend. “Because I couldn’t decide between going to church and going to the football game," said Bobby. "So I tossed a coin and asked God to help me decide.” His friend looked puzzled: “That shouldn’t have taken too long.” “Well," said Bobby, "I had to toss it 35 times.”
My thanks to those of you who only flipped the coin once this morning, and are here as a result! While the rest of the world focuses on touch-downs, this morning our scripture passage focuses on an entirely different kind of touch: the woman who touches the fringe of Jesus' clothes, and is miraculously healed by her faith.
Leviticus 15:19
