October 15

Matthew 13; Luke 8
Jesus begins His teaching ministry using parables, healing people, and going where He is wanted.  We're told in this reading that His ministry is supported by the women who are following Him because of how He had touched their lives.  There is also the woman who touches Him and He feels power coming out of Him because of that touch.  Some of what stands out to me in this reading is that ministries should be supported financially and that Jesus knows when we have touched Him.  He is acutely aware of our presence and feels our faith intimately.  It isn't so much that we may be healed, rather, it is that we have faith in the One who is able to accomplish anything.