Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

healing

  • The In-Between

    In healing ten people with leprosy in the borderlands between Samaria and Galilee, Jesus offers us a way to see life anew.

  • In this evocative story from the midst of the borderlands, Jesus places himself as a border-crosser and boundary-breaker.

  • The borderlands are as much a character in the story this week as any of the people. What we make of that is essential.

  • In this week’s gospel, we’re dealing with more division—and getting a different take on what that means for us.

  • In this story, Jesus sets up a confrontation. Not with people who think the opposite. But people just like him.

  • The time Jesus breaks the law to fulfill it. By healing people. Which shouldn’t be such a big deal. But totally is.