by Jeanni Shepherd | Mar 26, 2020 | Joining Together
“If you want to, you can cleanse me.” “Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, ‘I want to. Be clean.’ Then and there his skin was smooth, the leprosy gone.” (From Luke 5:12-16) Our breath gets caught in our chest, tears well up because what they know now, for...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Mar 25, 2020 | Joining Together
“When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him in prayer and said, “If you want to, you can cleanse me.” (From Luke 5:12-16) I’m struck by how often I don’t ask for various things because it either doesn’t cross my mind or I assume God would not be interested in giving...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Mar 24, 2020 | Joining Together
“One day in one of the villages there was a man covered with leprosy.” (From Luke 5:12-16) Leprosy. The living dead. His life was most likely away from town in a special place reserved for those unfortunate ones slowly wasting away from leprosy. He would have been...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Mar 23, 2020 | Joining Together
As the world locks down to mitigate and suppress the coronavirus, something in me grows very still. For a while I didn’t know why. But today I think I do. It’s not anxiety about what happens next. It’s not the lack of motivation I feel as isolation grows. It’s not...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Mar 22, 2020 | Joining Together
The phases of Covid-19 are different than something like a flood. Whereas a flood, hurricane or tornado hits hard and fast – it usually hits then it’s over. Depending on where you are in the world, this virus could be ramping up or has peaked or is slowly starting to...
