November 13: Amos 4; Psalm 110; Matthew 12

These stories of healing and Jesus being questioned whether it's right to heal on the Sabbath usually make me think: Duh!  How silly these people were....thinking it wrong to heal at any time.

And then I stop and think:  When do I refuse to heal?

• When I refuse to forgive
• When I refuse to listen
• When I don't take the time to really pay attention to someone
• When I ignore another's cry for help because:
• I am too busy
• I am too tired
• I don't know the person
• They live so far away
• Shouldn't they just learn to help themselves 
• I can turn off the TV, turn the page in the magazine, throw away the letter....
• When I demand my way is the only way
• When I forget that the person on the other side is loved by Jesus just as much as I am

Today, I pray I do better than yesterday.  Today, I ask to be a healer instead of one who wounds.
Lord, infuse me with your grace so that I may flow from your love.