Our lesson for today is about two people who came to Jesus for help with a medical problem. Nothing surprising about that. Even today, we are dependent on doctors for help with our medical problems. Maybe that’s why it’s so much fun to tell jokes at the expense of the medical profession.

Says one comedian: “My doctor told me he’d have me on my feet within two weeks. He was right. I had to sell my car to pay his bill.”

“My left arm hurt me,” said a senior citizen, “and so did my right foot, my neck and my back. Then I went to the doctor and he tapped my knee with a little hammer.”

“So how are you now?” asked a friend.

“Now my knee hurts too!” he exclaimed.

One doctor noticed his patient was quite concerned about the impending surgery. In an attempt to calm him, the doctor began to shar…