Day two of Scripture reading ~ er ~ listening. We listened to Matthew 8-12. These chapters spoke of the miracles Jesus performed. It was amazing how many of them had to do with demon possession. Also, I was struck by how much like hapless sheep people are. We are blithely eating our grass while the wolf is pacing just outside the fence waiting for one of us to stray too far. Jesus truly is the Great Shepherd. Another impression from these chapters is the compassion that Jesus felt for people. Think of it, the God of Creation felt compassion for hurts and needs. For the man who was crippled Jesus came, felt compassion and healed him. I don't think Jesus healed to impress people, I think He healed, because he wanted to bring comfort to the hurting. I find that comforting.