The Christ-Like Journey – Jesus Touched Unwell People: Perspectives FUMCSD Pastors Podcast, Season 2, Episode 45 (Audio)

In this week’s digital Bible Study, Rev. Trudy and Rev. Brittany continue to explore the costs and risks of following Jesus, this time by examining Luke 17:11-19, the story of Jesus venturing into the borderlands to touch (and heal) unwell people.

Their in-depth and insightful conversation uncovers the risks we must all take to travel to, see, interact with, and touch those on the margins to help them access what they need to live a full and healthy life. As well as the risks we must take in order to be touched by others to change our lives for the better.

The two female pastors of First UMC of San Diego have a lot to say, breaking down:

• What is means to live in the borderlands
• The real risks that Jesus and those who had contracted leprosy were willing to take for the healing story
• Modern-day examples of outcasts and marginalized living in borderlands and constructing their own society
• Our modern misunderstanding of “healings” and unwillingness to do the hard work to be part of the healing

And that’s just the beginning of the wisdom that’s available to unpack! You can keep the conversation going by joining our weekly in-person Convergence discussion group or heading over to our Patreon channel to discuss the following questions with others:

1. When do you feel like you’re in the borderland?
2. In what ways do you get in the way of your own healing?
3. Do you say thank you enough?

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