October 30th, 25: Touching the Hem: Grace, Healing, and Hope in the Life of Jesus

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TODAY'S EPISODE:

Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible! In this episode for October 30th, 2025, your host Hunter invites you to join him as together you journey through key moments in Scripture. Today’s reading begins with Job’s heartfelt response to his friends, wrestling with the challenging question of why the wicked sometimes prosper while the righteous suffer. The journey continues into the Gospel of Mark, exploring powerful moments in Jesus’s ministry—from the deliverance of a man possessed by demons, to the healing of a woman with persistent bleeding who touches Jesus’s robe in faith, and the raising of Jairus’s daughter. Hunter reflects on these stories of desperation, faith, and unexpected grace, reminding us all that God’s greatest gifts often find us in our moments of deepest need. The episode concludes with prayer and encouragement, as Hunter calls listeners to embrace God’s gift of life, walk forward in joy, and remember that they are truly loved. Join us for Scripture, reflection, and a fresh reminder of hope for your day.

TODAY'S DEVOTION:

She came empty-handed, yet full of hope. In the crowd that pressed around Jesus, no one noticed her—not the way they noticed Jairus, the esteemed synagogue ruler, with status and recognition. He could approach Jesus openly, likely with little resistance. But for the bleeding woman, it wasn’t that way. Her life had been reduced to poverty and pain, every resource spent with nothing but disappointment in return. She had lost everything. But still, she held on to a fragile thread of faith—if I can just touch the edge of his robe, I will be healed.

It may have felt to her that she was taking something to which she had no right, reaching for what belonged only to those with something to give in return. And yet, she pressed through, believing for mercy, grasping what seemed almost like stealing a gift she could not afford. At the moment her hand met Jesus’ cloak, healing power flowed. She was freed from her suffering—but also overcome with fear, feeling as if she had taken something not hers to take.

Yet Jesus, in kindness and compassion, called her forward—not to shame her, but to claim her. “Daughter, your faith has made you well,” he declared. He did not charge her for the healing. He did not turn her away. The gift was for her: free, abundant, and full of grace.

Many of us know what it’s like to feel as though life has emptied us out, left us with nothing to show for our efforts. Maybe, like her, we feel unworthy to receive or even approach Jesus. But today’s gospel is clear: his gifts are not earned; they are given. When we come, with whatever faith we have left, he meets us with blessing.

Let us live in gratitude, not as thieves in his presence, but as recipients of gracious, abundant life. Jesus reminds us: take the healing, take the gift, walk in peace. Let us hear his words to us: “Daughter, son, your faith has made you well.”

That is a prayer I have for my own soul. That is a prayer I have for my family—my wife, my daughters, my son. And that is a prayer I have for you. May it be so.

TODAY'S PRAYERS:

Daily Prayer from October 30th, 2025

Gracious and everlasting God,
you have brought us through the shadow of night into the promise of a new day.
You go before us with your mercy, sustain us by your grace
and keep us from wandering paths of fear or pride.
Let every word we speak and every step we take
be formed by the goodness of Christ.

O Lord, gather your people far and near.
May every tribe and tongue come to know your peace.
Let justice roll like a river and healing flow where there has been division.
Pour out your spirit upon all flesh
and bring us closer to the day when your kingdom comes in fullness,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

And now as our Lord has taught us we are bold to pray...

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not unto temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image. And nourishing us with spiritual food, now send us forth as forgiven people, healed and renewed, that we may proclaim your love to the world, and continue in the risen life of Christ.  Amen. 

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