I am spending time walking through the Gospels from beginning to end, looking for the moments where Jesus leaned in, lifted up, and loved without hesitation. I want to understand how His grace works in everyday life and what it invites me to become.
Matthew 9 feels like watching hope move through a crowded street, touching one life after another. A paralyzed man lowered onto a mat. A woman reaching for Jesus with trembling hands. A girl restored to life. Two blind men calling out for mercy. A mute man finding his voice again. Every story carries the same quiet longing. Could things really change?
And Jesus keeps answering yes.
I imagine the faces in the crowd, equal parts fear and faith, watching healing unfold in ways they never expected. People who had run out of options. People who dared to believe in something more. And I could not help but wonder what it must have felt like to stand there and see Jesus stop for every single person who needed Him.
By the end of the chapter, Jesus looks at the crowds with a tenderness that almost breathes off the page. They were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Not ignored. Not judged. Seen.
Maybe that is why Matthew 9 feels so alive. It reminds me that when hope comes near, nothing stays the same.
Key Verse:
“Take heart, my daughter; your faith has made you well.” Matthew 9:22
Gracefully yours,
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