Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 8:40-48
by: Ellen Olson.
Jesus treated all people with respect. He was on his way to help Jairus’ daughter when the crowd pressed in on him. In the middle of it all, he felt power going out from him. He sought out the person touching him only to discover it was a woman, an unclean woman. At this point many of us would have been upset, being delayed, being crowded, and being in cultural terms violated. However, Jesus showed compassion and treated the woman with kindness and respect.
The people we are called to serve in Christ’s name are often rough around the edges. We are to use Jesus’ example, treating those people with kindness and respect.