The Touch

Scripture:

Mark 1:40-45 

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy

^40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

^41 Jesus was indignant.^  He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” ^42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

^43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: ^44 “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ^45 Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.