33rd Day of Lent
Sometimes, Run - Don't Walk - to Follow
"People...rushed...to bring the sick...to wherever they heard he was." Mark 6:55

I tend to be one of those deliberate, considering, pondering, pacing kind of people.  I probably got it from my civil engineer father, who, when designing bridges, needed to be very deliberate and pondering for the sake of all concerned.  But sometimes you need to cut loose.  Sometimes you just need to go, do, and make things happen.  In this case, Jesus came to land at Gennesaret.  People at once recognized him.  Jesus was here!  Let everyone know!  He may not stay long!  Bring the sick!  The Healer has come!  There was no time to deliberate and ponder.  It was time for action!

This is a good and challenging word for us deliberate types.  The Spirit blows like the rush of a mighty wind.  The Spirit can move quickly.  We don't want to make hasty and foolish decisions.  But we also don't want to be so deliberate as to watch the Spirit pass us by.  Sometimes we just need to go and do, riding the wave of the Spirit to the place the Spirit leads.