There are several women I wish that I could have been in Jesus' time;  first, I guess because of the cancer, I would choose to be the woman with the bleeding sickness who touched Jesus' Cloak and was healed completely.  An account of this can be read in the book of Mark, Chapter 5, verses 21-34.  This can also be found in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 9:18-22.  Luke also tells of this incident in chapter 8:40-48.  The first three books in the New Testament are called "Synoptic Gospels" meaning same.  There are writings that are repeated with the interpretation of each gospel author.  The Gospel of John is said to be "peculiar" not of the strange sense but with unique writings all in itself.  While the author may give his perspective on some of the same happenings found in the first three gospels, he writes other experiences that can only be found in his gospel. 

 

Mary Magdelene is another woman I would have loved to be.  To be chosen and loved by Jesus, to be a friend and confidante...  I don't know that I would want to be Mary, Jesus' mother.  Don't get me wrong!  What an honour to be the chosen mother to carry our Savior, to raise Him, watch Him grow.  I don't think that, well to be perfectly honest - I know I am not good enough, but I also know that I never would have been able to recover from the heartache of losing a child that way.  Forgive the strange musings and introspections.  Chemotherapy has a tendancy to change my entire perspective on life, on things.  Some perspectives are life changing and very profound, while others are just downright eccentric!

 

I have always wondered what it would feel like to be the woman who annoints Jesus' feet, then takes her hair to lovingly wash them clean along with the tears that come seeping from deep down inside her grieving heart.  If you are not familiar with this encounter you can find it to read in the book of Luke, Chapter 7, verses 36-50.  I have taken these particular stories (facts, real happenings) out of the New Testament, The New International Version.  I try to stick with direct translation Bibles rather than Bibles that have been "paraphrased."  This means that the publisher and the interpeter have given their own opinions therefore changing perhaps God's message.  They repeat it in their own terms and their own take or opinions which leave a lot of room for human error.  I suggest nothing less than direct translations so that you will not be reading a false interpretation.  Bible based is key.  It is Crucial.

It may mean the difference between salvation or to be completely lost and separated from our God.

 

Please, make no mistake.  I do not pretend to be an authority or a theologian on the Bible.  I did study New Testament at Concordia College - St. Paul, Minnesota campus.  I did manage to learn a little something.  What a blessing it is to still retain some of this knowledge because it has been ages since my college days. 

 

If any thing you know contradicts the above information, feel free to contact me via one of the guestbooks and I will correct it after consulting with my "authorities" - the bible and my pastors!

 

I am now beginning to sound like my teenage self! When I attended high school, people use to call me preacher Kim.  Oh well, I will step down off of the pulpit...