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She had tried everything, depleting both her funds and energy.
A small trickle of blood was constantly flowing from her body, leaving her weary and exhausted, threatening to take away the will to persevere. But she knew one thing for certain: long before we arrive in the tomb, we haunt the graveyard of self-pity.
So she kept looking.
One day she heard about a young man who was touted to have healing powers. Too decimated by her illness to compete with the crowds that surrounded this wonder boy, she devised a plan. She would wait until he was passing her way, and then crawl through the sea of legs surrounding him, touch the hem of his garment and in so doing, trigger her needed recuperation.
She did not allow herself to second guess her own inkling. Such a reflection would have made her doubtful, causing her to give up.
It worked.
And her healing friend told her that it was her faith that made her whole.
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He was a Roman Centurion, a stranger in a strange land. He was hated simply for the uniform he donned. When his servant became ill, he was frustrated that there was no remedy. All the Roman and Greek cures failed to provide comfort.
He heard about a carpenter from Nazareth who was supposed to possess a linkage with God, granting supernatural powers. He sent a messenger, telling this fellow of his situation.
When he realized that the young preacher was heading his way to assist, his wisdom told him that this was foolish. There was no need to come to his house. The Centurion was deemed unworthy by the citizens, and if the healer came, his reputation would be tainted by assisting a Roman.
“Just say the word and my servant will be healed.”
The Miracle Man smiled, shook his head and replied, “I’ve never seen such great faith.”
By the way, the servant was healed.
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A prodigal son lying in squalor and self-imposed poverty comes to himself one night, realizing that it is prideful and unnecessary to remain indigent. He devises a plan, and because his humble reasonings produce faith, he ends up being returned to his position as son.
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A Gentile woman comes to the young prophet of Galilee, wanting her daughter to be freed from demons. She is a bit surprised that he rebuffs her, being surrounded by bigots who deemed her less than human. But rather than being offended or full of self-contempt, she instead banters with him, explaining that although the people around her believed her to be a dog, that “even the puppies get the scraps from the table.”
The Galilean chuckles. “Your daughter is healed. Your faith has made you whole.”
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Faith without smart is fear–and fear is always the unwillingness to conjure an idea. If it is faith that makes us whole, then our wholeness is determined by coming up with our own inspiration.
Sometimes we don’t know what to pray. (In that case, the Spirit intervenes on our behalf.)
But more often, we have the brain to attain what we are blessed to possess.
For after all, intelligence is not a rejection of grace. Intelligence is grace … with a map to Jesus’ house.
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G-Poppers … March 23rd, 2018
Jonathots Daily Blog
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And so it is with the lack of light in our culture. We insist on getting used to viewing one another, making our decisions and functioning in the dim light of misunderstanding and prejudice.
G-Pop wants his children to understand that life is not about good and bad, or right and wrong. It really boils down to what works and what destroys.
A great man of faith once said there are only three things that truly abide on Earth. G-Pop thinks that by “abide” he meant having the energy to create growth and prosperity.
Faith, hope and love.
Faith: the realization, deep in one’s heart, that there is something bigger than any of us.
Hope: when we decide to discover and pursue our portion.
And the simple definition of love remains “no one is better than anyone else.”
Living in faithless, hopeless and loveless times makes us believe that these “abiding forces” are part of mythology–or worse, that they are dangerous because they give us a false sense of security.
Yet mean people don’t last. The arc of their success is brief and then disappears.
Dictators never actually get to see what they dictated.
And bigots eventually are exposed for their ignorance and stumble upon their own social landmines, and are blown up.
G-Pop wants his children to know that faith, hope and love aren’t going anywhere.
They’re merely waiting for the champions who want to carry the truth on their shoulders to the next triumph.
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