August 27: A Rhapsody to Jesus
Having trouble viewing this message? View it in your browser. http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=MCCoBsC9u_9TsA_3MuLXng August 27, 2011 A Rhapsody to Jesus Excerpt from Matthew 8:14-17 http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=ni85TedlACjnR0V366zPDg “When Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever; he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him. That evening they brought to him many who were possessed with demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were sick. This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah, ‘He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.’” Reflection by Felix Carrion What was it about Jesus that in his presence people found healing? Could he see penetratingly into opaque matter? Did his hands channel non-detectable frequencies to heart and body? Were his words the language of a lost world? Was his science the special skill of the metaphysician at work? Did he know the realm of demons and spirits like the back of his mind? Had he cast out fear before casting out other possessions? Did he believe like no other Isaiah’s message, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases”? I don’t know. This much I do know: “People found healing in the presence of Jesus. Still do.” Prayer O God, help me to believe in Jesus today in ways like never before. Amen. [object Object] About the Author Felix Carrion is Coordinator of The Stillspeaking Ministry, United Church of Christ. The Daily Devotional is now on Facebook. Become a fan! http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=MX6eE0z-59BF1vNZy3uKow Sign up to receive Daily Devotionals http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=s90ZE6MGeUcYBQAuXALTew More items written by the Stillspeaking Writers’ Group http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=3os1ZGsDQDehusSE3G5KTA Facebook Fan Page http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=cHbxH-Ll2NbsStb_bLZLdQ Forward to a Friend http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=L6XRnFvXt8QIkvwO76Rx6g Signup for the Daily Devotional http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=qqwbVK5hJX8BeIRtMT3t9w Writers Group http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=oj9hEgireU7dJCTjQxTKwg The Stillspeaking Daily Devotional is a free service and is supported by your gifts to Our Church’s Wider Mission. Scripture quotations are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America,adapted. Used by permission. All rights reserved. http://act.ucc.org/site/R?i=WnUb2Ly_yXvu5h1hSSGwoA Unsubscribe or edit your settings http://act.ucc.org/site/CO?i=ALV5GJqhNrsygFnkVofyJTs26aVO-u9y&cid=1072
