Today's Devotion: Matthew 14:14 (New International Version)
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick

Matthew is leading up to the story of the feeding of the 5,000. Jesus had just learned of the death of John the Baptist and had attempted to withdraw to a solitary place. We also know from Matthew's account that a large number of people followed him. And it was this group, upon which Jesus took compassion.

We have no idea of how many people that he healed. But we do know that Jesus was with them to the end of the day, so one might expect that there were many people that he healed. At this point, one might wonder that with so many people and so much healing, there may have been many untold miracles performed that day. And such healing that he performed might have been as dramatic, if not more so, than the feeding of the 5,000 with the five loaves of bread and two fish. Oh to have been there to see!!!

Today's Comments: Today, I have been playing the part of healer. First, to veterans through my work - helping them to get jobs - and second to both my pets. Tigger the Cat got sick (hairball), and I had to clean up after her. Then Pickles got sick (I think from a flavor of dog food that I accidentally bought). It looked like the canned Mighty Dog Beef in Gravy that I normally feed her, but it it is Roasted Beef (Also in a can). I am concerned, because the pouched flavor of the same name was recalled. I ask for all my friends to pray for her healing.