The Outlaws...

Matthew 8:14-15 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. The Gospels have an interesting way of describing the people with whom Jesus had an encounter. The previous two miracles involved outcasts of sorts: a leper and a Gentile Roman soldier - both of whom were viewed with disdain and avoided like the plague. Matthew then brings up a mother-in-law, perhaps because she is often viewed in the same way, if not more so. Jesus doesn't even wait for a word or request; He immediately heals her. And what does He find inside? A servant. Mothers-in-law often get a bad rap, but what we find inside is a true servant - one who can love us just as much as our spouse. Happy Mother's Day all mothers-in-law!!!