faith...help?

"Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak."  (Matthew 9:20)

​How long does it take you to finish something? It depends on what you are working on - right?  Some of the projects I'm working on have been "in the process" longer than I like to think about.  Some projects get finished pretty quickly.  What about something you are really looking forward to, working on and ready for it to be finished and/ or happen.  For instance it took me 14 years to get my two year associates degree - but I did it.

The Scripture readings today are about working toward what God is calling us to.  In Genesis God is sending Abram "to the land I will show you." (Genesis 12:1) Abram (note he isn't Abraham yet) doesn't even know where he is going, he is older (75), but he packs up and follows where God is leading.  In Romans we are reminded of Abraham's faith "but through righteousness that comes by faith."  (Romans 4:13)  And the Gospel reading, in Matthew, is the story of the woman "who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years."  (9:20)  We know the story - Jesus tells her her "your faith has healed you." (Matthew 9:22)

​In this 'microwave' world it is difficult to think of how l-o-n-g something can take to get finished. These readings remind us God IS with us, WILL help us and we need to keep moving forward - one step at a time.