The Chosen ~ "Indescribable Compassion" S01E06

Greetings Dear Reader, 

There will be spoilers.  This is your only warning.  This BLOG series will walk through each episode of the first two seasons of the amazing show The Chosen available free to watch at the link.  If you have not seen it, I encourage you to do so.  It is by far the best adaptation of the Gospels to film I have ever encountered. 

We are introduced to the leper who approaches Jesus for healing.  This begins a chain of important events.  This healing is obvious and cannot be the product of trickery or manipulation.   In the same episode, Quintus tells Matthew he is a rube and was duped by the catch of fish by Simon and Andrew. 

What catches me right away in this episode is the compassion of Jesus.  The leper begs him not to turn away.  The fear over leprosy in this time caused lepers to be outcasts hated by almost everyone.  It is noteworthy to see the reactions of Jesus’ followers in contrast with Jesus’ response. 

Mary screams.  John pulls a knife and thunders for the leper to stay away.  Jesus tells his followers to stop and he approaches the leper.  When the man begs to be cleansed, Jesus holds him and heals him.  The power of the contrast is a powerful as the healing.  Compassion is love in action.  

It is love and care for those in need defining service and love to the Father.  The healing is a byproduct of the power of divine love.  I do not want “the gift of healing,”  if there is such a thing.  I want to have love and compassion matching the Father’s for those who are in need.  If the Spirit chooses to show his love by healing someone through me, it is my joy to be used in this way.  

Please do not ask me theology questions over this, Dear Reader.  This episode clearly shows the difference in this as well.  The Pharisees opposing Jesus is more concerned about who has the right to represent the Father than about compassion.  The lepers can rot and the paralytics can sit  as long as the Law is obeyed according to their theological interpretation.  When we put theology in front of our love and the compassion of Christ, we have lost our understanding of the two great commandments.  

As the chain of events unfold leading to Jesus doing more healing, the Pharisees becoming more oppressive, and the Romans becoming suspicious, the constant in the chaos is the compassion of Jesus.  No theology matters other than my love for the Father expressed through loving my neighbor.  If I cannot get this right, I cannot follow the rest of the Law and the Prophets at all.  Saying to someone that their sins are forgiven by God through Jesus is the compassion allowing them to rise up and walk. 

Wishing you joy in the journey, 

Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”
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Every human story is part of the great story that leads to the Father getting everything back to Good. 

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