The Noontimes

Matthew 15:29-31: Healing

Sunday, July 5, 2026

The people healed by Christ respond with worship, they recognize that God moves among them in the person of Jesus and so, they give thanks.

I am wondering how many times I have been healed by the Christ who comes to me through friends, colleagues, students, family or even strangers. I am certain that it has been frequent. When these miracles happen, do I pause long enough, ardently thanking the God who created us? Do I ask for the next miracle as soon as this one has passed? Do I pause to allow the mystery of my encounter with God to sink into and through me?

Am I waiting actively, patiently, openly, honestly?

And for what am I waiting? An end, a beginning, a renovation?

This I know, I know that love endures an,  that patience brings wisdom, and that I need not know every turn of the road that lies ahead of me. This I know, that I am well-loved, well watched over. Every small problem is noted. Each tiny sigh is heard. All sorrows and tears are seen and tended to.

We need not worry about what is to come. We only need worry about our reaction to the healing we receive each day in so many small ways. It is always the small things that matter.

Today’s Gospel is from Mark (5:21-43) in which we hear again the stories of the raising of Jairus’ daughter and the healing of the  woman who suffered from endless hemorrhages. They were healed quickly and fully by Christ’s hand and life’s inversion showed itself to them completely. Christ walks among us today beckoning, calling, touching and healing. What more do we want? What do we seek? What is it we long for? Is it possible that in Christ’s inversion the miracle we search for has already touched us? Is it possible that we have allowed this healing to pass by or go entirely un-noticed, or noticed and not fully praised?

A re-post from July 2, 2012.

For more on the stories in today’s Gospel, enter the words The Tassles on Our Cloaks into the blog search bar and explore. 

For more reflections on healing go to the Miracles page on this blog at: https://thenoontimes.com/miracles/

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