I saw a quote that said, “Sometimes you may feel like you are hanging on by a thread, but at least it is attached to the hem of HIS robe.” Matthew 9:20-22 reads “Just then a women who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the edge of His cloak. She said to herself, “If I only touch His cloak, I will be healed.” Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed at that moment.

Peter said to them, “You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner, but God has shown me that I must not call any person impure or unclean . (Acts 10:28) This points not to any specific Old Testament law but later “logical” conclusions based on warnings against pagan worship, food laws, and ritual cleanliness. Peter's words help us better understand the environment that Jesus came to. Jesus’s ministry starts as we have just been reminded by