Healing And Fighting – Read Luke 4:31-42
Contemplation
Back on the dusty road again, we head to Capernaum – a town nearby – and are swamped with people. Everywhere we go, people bring us family and friends to be cured. Sometimes, it feels as though evil presences are literally running away from Jesus – fleeing the people that were under their control. Strange, nasty voices seem to recognise Jesus – and fear his power. They can’t stay in his presence. Jesus’ friend Peter’s mother-in-law is sick with a high temperature. He stands in front of her – and the fever vanishes like the other nasties. When he finally leaves the town, he is exhausted but knows he must keep on going.
So many people and so many needs! Talk to some of them and to Jesus.
What does it feel like to have Jesus nearby? How does being free of evil feel?
Do I sometimes feel as though bad things are making life hard? Can Jesus help?