The HealerMany people think of different things when they hear the name Jesus. For some people who hear the name Jesus, nothing may come to mind. Most common themes that come to mind when they hear the name Jesus are forgiveness, teacher, or kindness. When I hear the name Jesus, I think of someone who heals, someone who will heal you, regardless of your role in society. Throughout the Gospel of Mark and in Donald Senior's book, Jesus: A Gospel Portrait, we see several occasions where Jesus healed someone of lower class or someone who was considered an outcast. In Mark's gospel, there are a few different occasions in which Jesus heals someone. When Jesus went to Capernaum, he healed “a man who had an unclean spirit” (Mark 1:23) saying, “Come out of him!” (Mark 2:25). From here we see how Jesus is not afraid to heal someone who is not completely faithful, he is willing to heal even if someone doubts him. Another example of him being healed by someone who is an outcast is when he heals a leper. “If you want, you can purify me. » (Mark 1:40) pleaded with the leper, and Jesus responded with pity and said, “I will.” Become pure” (Mark 1:41). This is another great example of Jesus healing someone who was shunned by society. Finally, in the gospels of Mark, we see him healing a deaf man in the Decapolis district. The inhabitants of the Decapolis “brought him a deaf man who had a speech impediment” (Mark 8:32). Jesus healed him when he “put his finger in the man’s ear and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned and said to him: “Ephphatha! "And the man's ears were opened, and his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke clearly" (Mark 8:33-35). Yet it is... middle of paper ......that I would have to live the life of a so-called "angel" in order to be touched by God. This article definitely opened my eyes to what one of the missions of God and Jesus really is. This article also rooted a new interest in the Bible and a new view of Jesus. In conclusion, after reading the Gospel of Mark and a few chapters of Donald Senior's book, Jesus: A Portrait of the Gospel, I realized that Jesus is a healer. . I have also come to the conclusion that, for Jesus, your social status or lifestyle does not matter. There will always be a possibility that you will be healed by Jesus. I view Jesus now as a more sociable person, someone who relates to the life of a normal person. Jesus is not someone who just teaches, forgives, and shows kindness. He is a healer for common people.