''the whole creation groans". Groaning as a sufferer in pain for which no remedy can be found. The world is rocking beneath its own curse as well as its misuse ... Read more

''let me glean and gather after the reapers''. Ruth in the Old Testament is not unlike the Canaanite woman in the New Testament who begged for crumbs at Jesus' table. ... Read more

”waiting for the moving of the water". The crowd clustered beneath the arches around Bethesda's pool were clutching at a straw. The chance each had of healing was very small. ... Read more