Mark 9:21-29
21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”
“From childhood,” he answered. 22 “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”
23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”
24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe;
help me overcome my unbelief!”
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”
26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.”
27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.
28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer."
Jesus didn't intend for any of us to remain deaf and mute. And the first question of this portion of Scripture about illness asks, "How long has this been going on?" A paraphrase.
Jesus asks the man to take a look at the history of the illness.
Houston, Texas' Harris County that has seen high Covid last year. Aspects of daily life, like garbage pickup, were suspended due to illness and death in Houston City Workers.
The reinfection rate is just plain Miraculous. Wow. Thank God.
The age groups involved are younger.
And the hospitalization isn't increasing or decreasing.
This week, if I wanted to buy the world a Coke, I'd probably stockpile Coca-Cola from Walmart.
Except in our County - remember the jokes about: "No school, no family gatherings, no group employees, no Churches, no large holiday gatherings --- See you at Walmart on aisle Turkey and trimmings instead!!!"
Except this week in Montgomery County ..... Walmart is closed on Woodland's Parkway for "extra sanitation" ie a large number of Covid infections.
And Houston has closed down non-mandatory Surgeries. And this week, Lambda Variant of Covid was found in Houston Hospitals.
The most alarming thing to me about this, our Covid spike shows we are at the peak of New Covid Cases. Ever. “How long has this been like this?”
Ok, terrible. Yet, look how small the hospitalizations are. Wow.
Yet, look at how small the recovery in a week from going to the EXPENSIVE AND HORRID RECOVERY AT THE HOSPITAL.
The number of variants is increasing. We all need to be vaccinated. And if need be, re-vaccinated.
First Praying. Praying. Praying. And we must be praying because as you travel around Texas you see so many people out it looks like Christmas.
We need Prayer.
We need Jesus and His Blessings. Life.
We need Vaccinations. Slowing and ending the Spread.
We received a miraculous event from Prayer. The Vaccine. Not 32 years from now, like the Malaria Vaccination.
We need Hand Sanitizer! Like the people who avoid Flu Season successfully do!
Cruise Ships are said to be gigantic petri dishes floating in the Ocean.
Several Cruise Lines stopped the Petri/Cruise Situation
by Sanitizing Hands as a Requirement before Covid.
The Cruise Ships with Manditory and Observed Hand Sanitization
were almost clinic visit free during the Cruise.
Please continue to Sanitize and Sanitize your hands.
Friends who rarely have the flu credit Hands Washed and Sanitized.
Facts, Prayer, Discussion, Willing Help and Optimism.
Avoiding the Hospitalization Number that isn't easily getting people back on the street. Don't be the one.
If Masks are asked for in Texas - I'm with masks.
Abba, Father,
May our Father in Heaven
Bless us and Keep us
and
Make His Face to Shine upon Us
and be gracious to Us.
May our Abba Lift His Countenance
upon Us
and Smile.
Our Abba give us Peace.
His own Peace.
May our Father God in Heaven
dwell in us and place His Name upon us.
In Jesus, dwelling in us
seeking You first,
may our blessings include
those we love,
and spread to us all.
Bless and fill our Nation with You
and Your Love cover our Good Creation,
our planet.
Jesus our Living Water
Let Jesus roll down like
cleansing waters,
and righteousness
like an ever-flowing stream.
And we will be blessed indeed.
Jesus the Lord. Alleluia
and Amen.
Jesus the God of ALL.
Jesus, we pray Life and healing
Joy and Love in Harby and their children.
Jesus, God of Encouragement.
Jesus, Hope and Future.
Jesus the Lord
saves the world
Amen.
♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †
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