Jesus is our brother who saves us, he is our brother who understands and helps us in our temptations and he is our brother who is an example for us and whom we can follow.

The testimony of the Galatians' early experience, the testimony of Abraham, and the work of Jesus all show that the only way to be saved is through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. God looks for faith, not works.

It was important for the Apostles to devote themselves to the ministry of the Word and prayer, and the Church grew as a result. We too should study God's word and spend time with God in prayer.

Although Jesus was always the perfect Son of God, God saw fit to make him a perfect sacrifice through suffering, so that could pay the wages of sin. God saw fit to show grace to us, and it's fitting for us to show grace to one another.

A synagogue ruler humbles himself before Jesus in desperation, and a sick woman is healed by touching his cloak. But Jesus is not satisfied with just healing physically - he stops to ask who touched him so that he can give the woman peace.

The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. God is good and his grace is enough to sustain us when we suffer, in order that He would be glorified.

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Jesus commissions his worshippers to go and share his love without fear because He is always with us.

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We should pray on our own when we're suffering, praise God when we're cheerful, call in the elders (our spiritual fathers) to pray for us when we're sick, and confess our sins and be transparent with our brothers and sisters. God hears our prayers just as he heard Elijah's.

Jesus reaches the other side of the lake and encounters a troubled man. We see Jesus' supreme authority, but also a sad ending to the episode as the people of the region beg Jesus to leave their area rather than experience his freedom.

We live between the Passion and the Parousia of Jesus, and Jesus mentions four good things and four bad things that will happen during this period. He encourages us to live in expectation of his return, but not to speculate.