We talk about two points in this episode, one explicit and one implicit. The explicit, which is still often missed by the Church today, is the missional identity of Jesus followers. Jesus explicitly commands his followers to do what he does, which is not centered in worship, or evangelism, but the work of compassion. But the implicit point for us in the progressive church is that we don't often see ourselves on the healing side of the stories in the gospels. What does it look like for us also to consider ourselves from the perspective of the crowd who receives the good news? Today we talk about hope from both perspectives.