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Hey, welcome to the Daily Drive. I'm Mike Bro, and we have been unpacking a one-on-one encounter

between Jesus and a guy who was seen as one of the untouchables.

This guy had been canceled by his culture, quarantined by his disease called leprosy.

Well, we've discovered that Jesus knows no untouchables, and he embraces this guy, and he heals them.

And what's so moving to me is that Jesus knew that even before this guy

needed to be healed, he needed to be touched. I love what Max Lakato writes from the perspective

of this leper. He says, I saw him. And before he spoke, I knew that he cared. Somehow I knew he hated

this disease as much no more than I hated.

My rage became trust, my anger became hope.

From behind a rock I watched him descend a hill.

I waited until he was only paces from me and then I stepped out.

Unclean, someone shouted.

And I don't blame him, I was a huddled mass of death.

But I scarcely heard them, I scarcely saw them, and their panic? I I don't blame him. I was a huddled mass of death. But I scarcely heard them.

I scarcely saw them and their panic? I'd seen a thousand times. His compassion, however,

I'd never be held. Everyone stepped back except him. He stepped toward me. I said, Lord,

you can heal me if you will.

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