Expect Jesus To Touch You | Matthew 8:1–4

Jesus will meet you where you are

His relationship is not predicated on what side of town you live on

Had a word for those on the mountain

Encountered a man on the mountainside

Even during difficult times...Be willing to bloom where you are planted

Sometimes where you are is not a result of your own actions, but a result of stigmatisms

Drastic times call for drastic measures

When the risk is great, understand the reward is greater

Have the audacity to ask

The diagnosis of leprosy encompassed both medical and social dimensions

The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel according to Mark Jesus Trades Places with a Leper (1:40–45)

The diagnosis of leprosy thus encompassed both medical and social dimensions.

Jesus’ touch alleviates all manner of separation and exclusion

Lepers are physically separated

Lepers are socially separated

Lepers are spiritually separated