Sheila's Dribs 'n Drabs

A scent of God should fill the Temple square surrounding strangers gathered there. A scent of shops, a noise of commerce, Jesus drove them out.

Hungry hoards heard him speak. Hungry hoards needed food. Hungry hoards were fed by the hand of God. He’ll give his body and his blood.

Despised and rejected, the leper rings his bell. “Unclean.” Not yet despised and rejected, healing hands set him free. Despised and rejected, healer will die.

The man who couldn’t speak didn’t know “ Ephphatha ” meant “Be open,” but all the words of heaven and earth poured into silent ears. He heard.

“I see men like trees walking around,” the blind man said. He’d heard the sound of trees and knew their shape. The healer touched him.