Healing Threads

~~~ 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13 ~~~ Psalm 132 ~~~ Mark 6:53-56 ~~~ 

King Solomon processed with the high priests.

They carried the ark of the Covenant into the temple.

The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD

to its place beneath the wings of the cherubim in the sanctuary,

the holy of holies of the temple.

The glory of God filled the tent with a cloud.

The cloud was so dense and dark that it obscured their vision.  

Solomon interpreted this as a sign that God 

was dwelling there forever.

Perhaps this is reminder for us that God dwells

 in the dark clouds of our life too.

God is present when we cannot see no matter

 which direction we turn.

Mark's gospel today paints a very different 

picture for the presence of Jesus.

Jesus himself becomes the walking tabernacle of God.

Jesus was not carried around by the elders.

Jesus came out to the people.

He walked among them...in plain sight.

There was no cloud surrounding the person of Jesus.

Just the sight of Jesus inspired people to come closer.

They did not seek a private audience with Jesus.

Many were content to only touch the tip of his cloak.

Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered,

they laid the sick in the marketplaces

and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak;

and as many as touched it were healed.

The glorious power of God passes freely

 and abundantly though Jesus extending even to his clothing.

We must never underestimate this power of God.

Jesus does not confine himself to places of worship...

Jesus is with us...he walks beside us...

Jesus is with us until the end of time.

Jesus is here to heal us...to love us...to extend

 his mercy and forgiveness to us.

The threads on the tip of his tassel 

are more than sufficient to heal.

When all else fails seek the threads from the tassel.

For just a slender thread contains the power of God.

How can we ever doubt his love for us?

Blessings in God's threads.

~~~Peace~~~