Who is this Jesus
whose presence gathers a crowd,
good, flawed and awkward.
Crowded, yet knowing
a furtive desperate touch
called forth his healing.
Rather than condemn
he commends the woman’s faith,
healing and blessing.
Who is this Jesus
attending, even raising,
a young girl called dead;
calls forth faith from fear;
with power to restore life
in all its fullness.
Who is this Jesus?
In him is the peace of God
at work in the world.
© Jeff Shrowder, 2012.
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