Read Luke 13:10-17

Friday

Read Luke 13:10-17

10 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue. ¹¹A woman there had an evil spirit that had made her ill for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not straighten up at all. ¹²When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, “Woman, you are free from your illness!” ¹³He placed his hands on her, and at once she straightened herself up and praised God.

14 The official of the synagogue was angry that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, so he spoke up and said to the people, “There are six days in which we should work; so come during those days and be healed, but not on the Sabbath!”

15 The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Any one of you would untie your ox or your donkey from the stall and take it out to give it water on the Sabbath. ¹⁶Now here is this descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept bound up for eighteen years; should she not be released on the Sabbath?” ¹⁷His answer made his enemies ashamed of themselves, while the people rejoiced over all the wonderful things that he did.

Think

"When Jesus saw her..." (vs 12)

When I read this story I imagine the bent lady hidden at the back of the synagogue with all the important people sitting at the front.  Jesus sees past the self important to the least of these.

Pray

Lord, help me to see people like you see them.