November 18, 2018 - God speaks through His Prophet Jeremiah words that should draw our hearts to rejoice in great thanksgiving to God when He says, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of affliction..." We look at this as well as the rest of this passage to see not only who God is but also how He is postured towards us. We then take a look at our Gospel reading from St. Matthew 9 to see in the testimonies regarding the woman with the issue of blood and the ruler who's daughter had just died to find. For in these stories we see the heart of God in Christ toward mankind making Himself present and able to be found by us. At the encounter of the Christ, Who is for us, we are released from our captivity and healed of our infirmities.