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At a certain point, the disciples had to look at people bringing Jesus someone to heal and think it was just another run-of-the-mill healing. There'd been so many healings, they likely seemed commonplace, which is crazy, right? Miracles upon miracles, each a wonder to the one receiving it, and yet once you've seen 15 healings, they start to blend together, right?
It reminds me a little of a comedian who pointed out how easily we begin to view the miraculous as mundane. I forget who it is, but they talk about how we complain about the food when we fly, despite the fact that we're sitting in a chair, in the sky, going 500 mph. It's really pretty amazing, but we take it for granted.
I think about the things I often complain about each day... and how easy it is to lose sight of the miraculous gift that each new day is. It's a gift, a true gift, and I can walk into the world knowing that I am infinitely loved by the God who handcrafted the universe. When this God saw us in a place of need, God reached down and healed the true hurt within us, forgiving us our sins and restoring us to new life in Christ.
Thanks be to God!
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