Stretch Out Your Hand

Amy Ekeh is the director of Mission Advancement for the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and an adjunct professor of New Testament at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. She previously served as the Director of Little Rock Scripture Study at Liturgical Press. She contributes to a variety of Catholic publications, including The Bible Today, Give Us This Day, St. Anthony Messenger, and U.S. Catholic. Ekeh is the author of several books, including Stretch Out Your Hand: Reflections on the Healing Ministry of Jesus, and Come to Me, All of You: Stations of the Cross in the Voice of Christ published by Liturgical Press. Learn more at amyekeh.com.

"In this beautifully written and marvelously conceived book, Amy Ekeh provides us with a series of rich reflections on the healing ministry of Jesus. Grounding her reflections on a close reading of the text, she shows us how the healing miracles of Jesus speak to us and offer healing for our lives today. Clearly written and accessible to a wide audience, this volume provides a rich resource for those seeking to pray with the Scriptures. Take this book on retreat with you or read it daily for spiritual nourishment."Frank J. Matera, Professor Emeritus, The Catholic University of America

• ContentsPreface   xiiiIntroduction   xvReading the Healing Stories   xixReflectionsJesus Heals at Sunset   31. At SunsetThe Kingdom of God Has Come Near   72. Start at the BeginningJesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit   113. The Holy One of GodJesus Heals the Royal Official’s Son   154. Those Who BegJesus Heals Simon’s Mother-in-Law   195. Egeiro Jesus Heals a Man with a Skin Disease   236. If You ChooseJesus Forgives a Man Who Is Paralyzed   277. Faith8. Friends9. ForgivenessJesus Cures a Man Who Is Paralyzed   3510. Which Is Easier?Jesus Heals a Man with a Withered Hand   3911. Stretch Out YourHand A Multitude at the Seaside   4312. Vulnerable HealerJesus Heals the Servant of a Roman Centurion   4713. Pot of GoldJesus Heals a Man with Demons in Gerasa   5114. Legion15. Banish the HealerJesus Raises the Daughter of Jairus   6116. Silence HealsJesus Heals a Woman Who Has Suffered for Twelve Years   6717. Just the Fringe Jesus Teaches and Heals   7118. DynamisJesus Heals Many at Peter’s House   7519. The Closing of DayJesus Heals Two Men Who Are Blind   7920. When the Cure Doesn’t ComeJesus’ Compassion for the Crowds   8321. ReservoirJesus Raises a Mother’s Son in Nain   8722. Her Only SonJesus Heals a Man at the Pool of Bethesda   9123. No OneJesus Heals the Sick in Gennesaret   9524. God with UsJesus Heals the Daughter of a Syrophoenician Woman   9925. TiredJesus Heals a Man Who Is Deaf   10326. Be OpenedJesus Heals a Woman Who Is Bent Over   10727. Bent OverJesus Cures Many on the Mountain   111 28. Great Crowds Jesus Heals a Man Who Is Blind at Bethsaida   11529. Presence and ProcessJesus Heals a Boy with a Spirit   11930. In Gritty, Gospel Detail31. A Parent’s PrayerJesus Heals Bartimaeus   12732. Make Some NoiseJesus Heals Ten Men with Leprosy   13133. Total PraiseJesus Heals a Man Born Blind   13534. Mud and SpitJesus and Zacchaeus   13935. Zacchaeus, Come DownThe Death of Lazarus   14336. Fleeting and ForeverJesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead   14937. UnboundJesus Heals the Ear of the Slave of the High Priest   15338. WoundsJesus and Thomas   15739. I Will Not Believe The Judgment of the Nations   16140. We Are Healers, TooAcknowledgments   165References   167