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Love Your Neighbour · Day 289

More Than the Favour They Asked

Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed. “Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
Luke 8:47–48 · BSB

A message might arrive while your hands are still in the washing-up water: could you possibly do the lift on Thursday? Before you've dried them, you may already be working out the route and the timing, and the person who asked can quietly become a job on a list. When you're tired, that list can grow long. There are rotas and prayer requests, meals for a new mother, and chairs to stack afterwards.

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