Galilean Ministry

One word that kept sticking out to me during this reading was "fame". As Christ performed all if these miracles (healing lepers, casting out spirits, etc.) his reputation spread. People came from all around to be healed or witness these things. I thought about how much his influence was widespread. The impact was amazing. Then, I think about how his impact has continued through to today. People from all over, throughout time. People have been bettered, been motivated to become even better because of the simple message that he taught. In some ways, the word "fame" is like a word for knowing the love and mercy of Christ.

Another word that repeatedly stood out to me was "follow". I think in most of the instances people may read it as physically following Christ, but I read "follow" as a synonym for disciple. Even though they might not be in the physical proximity of Jesus, they can definitely follow the path of Christ. As these people witnessed the work of Jesus Christ, they became disciples (followers) and spread the word. Hopefully, I can be an example to others of some Christ-like attributes and bring them to the gospel so they too can become followers.

There were several verses that were repeated in the different gospels. I know this is common in the synoptic gospels, but I think there is a reason they are repeated more than once. I carefully looked at some of these and got some good insight. When it talks about not needed a physician if you are whole, I thought "we are all not whole". We are all in need of betterment through the gospel. We cannot be perfect, so we need to continue to work on it all of our lives. Then, I thought "we are all made whole through the Atonement." Christ being our physician is something that we can know for sure will help us become righteous beings. Another repeated poetic verse is about putting new wine in new bottles. I am not for sure what that means, but when I read it I was intrigued. I will continue to think about applications of this verse so I can better understand it.