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Epiphany      Epiphany 5     Mark 1:29-39

Jesus - The Gracious Healer (YB No 99

Gospel stories last from a culture’s past,

And we welcome them seriously.

Wondrous things astir, miracles occur,

So we ponder repeatedly.

And Jesus, the gracious healer -

He is featured so lovingly.

 

‘It is your belief that can bring relief.’ -

He asserted consistently.

It was wonderful!  Not conceivable

That this was a reality!

Yet Jesus, the gracious healer, -

He is there for us all to see.

 

When the sick and tired, those without a guide

Need a friend’s sensitivity,

With concern declared and a burden shared,

Who can tell what the end might be?

Like Jesus, involved in healing,

We can care sympathetically.

 

We can ponder still, for those stories thrill

When we hear of supremacy

Of the healing light and the balm, in spite

Of disease and of injury.

And Jesus, the gracious healer,

Shows that love leads to victory. 


Tune   Margaret  AHB 206  Not in TiS

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