Let’s begin with a question. If you met someone who was hurting, who had lost their job, or were maybe afraid of losing their home, or were worried about their children, if you truly wanted to show God’s care for that person, what could you do?

While you think about your answer, let’s remember the story

Luke tells us today.

A lot has happened in a very short time. Jesus was baptized, he began gathering disciples, he performed a miracle at a wedding in Cana, he went to Jerusalem and caused a major disturbance at the temple angering the religious and political authorities, he went back home and realized how much his role has changed; he went to Capernaum and cast out demons and healed the sick. And now we find him near Capernaum, standing by the Sea of Galilee talking with a crowd of people who…