Healing the sick

"On leaving the synagogue, Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. Simon's mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them." - Mark 1:29-31

I'm not a fun person to be around when I'm sick. I'm usually crabby, short tempered, and don't want other people around me. So I can only imagine what Simon's mother-in-law thought when her son-in-law came by with four other men - one being a stranger. I'm sure she didn't want visitors - especially one as special as Jesus - to see her like that. But it didn't bother Jesus - he didn't care what she looked like, how she felt, he just wanted her to feel better. Reaching out, he heals her so completely that she's back up and serving them immediately.

If it wasn't clear to the disciples who this man was, it had to be now. From fever to up and moving is a miracle. But for Jesus, it's just another day. And we can experience this immediate healing anytime we want - maybe not to make us feel better from a cold, but to heal our hearts - a healing that's faster than any drug, more complete than any treatment - and is available free for our asking. We just have to accept it.

Amazing.