6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.”
7 He said to him, “I will come and cure him.”
8 The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.
9 For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
11 I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven,
12 but the children of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”
13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.” And at that very hour [his] servant was healed.
attribution: pcstratman and flickr
I relate to the centurion. My wife has dementia. I love her and she loves me. We both are suffering with her dementia.
I'm not asking Jesus to heal her. But I am asking Jesus for a miracle.
Help me, Lord, to love Jenny as her dementia increases. She becomes frustrated. I become frustrated. Jesus, help me to be patient and loving. Help me to help her and love her as the stress and strain on both of us increases. Help me to love Jenny as You love her.
Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and I will be healed.
Jesus, we believe in You.
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