The crowds

After Luke 9:10-17 

The news of the healing,

of the teaching, spread;

the crowds followed.

Wherever he was,

the crowds followed,

to be healed as much

as to listen to his words,

which, they learned,

was the same thing,

one a physical healing,

one a spiritual healing.

When he withdrew 

to teach his disciples,

the crowds followed.

At the town by the sea,

the thousands followed

to the hillside, and he

welcomed them and

spoke to them.

They listened, and

they were healed.

 

Photograph by Keren Fedida via Unsplash. Used with permission.

Some Friday Readings

 

“Source,” poem by Nikki Grimes – D.S. Martin at Kingdom Poets.

 

Pieter Miedema: The Dutch Pastor Who Hid the Hunted – Jonathan Van Maren at The Bridgehead.

 

The Reality Gospel – Andrew Klavan at The New Jerusalem.

 

“Christ is Made the Sure Foundation,” hymn by John Mason Neale – Anthony Esolen at Word & Song.

 

Not all Christian websites are good for your health – Murray Campbell.

 

He Made a Cross His Throne – Shane & Shane