One weekend in one of our contemporary services, we invited the worshippers in a time of prayer to say out loud what they were grateful for. There happened to be two young mothers sitting on the front row. One said, "For my healthy children." The other mother said, "For God's provision." I happened to know that that second mother has a child who has suffered recurring seizures throughout his young life. Both of these mothers offered legitimate praise to God. But somehow I feel the second mother had seen a greater work of God. It's one thing to be thankful for health; it is quite another to discover God's wonderful provision even in the face of illness. An anonymous woman discovered God's healing grace long ago.

NOTICE IN VERSE 11 THAT JESUS INTERRUPTED HIS TEACHING TO DEAL WITH A WOMAN WHO…