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A page from the journal · Day 18 of 90

Healed and Hiding Was Not the Whole Story

Open your Bible: Mark 5:25-34

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Arrive late. Take the end seat. Leave during the last song. You can get through a whole service without anyone asking how you're. In Mark 5, a woman also hopes to receive help and slip away unseen.

In Mark 5, a woman who has suffered for years reaches for Jesus' clothing. When she is healed, Jesus stops. She tells Him the truth, and He calls her Daughter before sending her in peace.

His attention is personal, not merely efficient. You don't have to make yourself publicly vulnerable to everybody to learn from it. Begin with honesty before Jesus. Then consider one safe person who could know a little more of your story. The part of you that needs care is worth more than a quick transaction and a disappearing act.

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What truth am I carrying alone because being known feels risky?

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Adapted for Soul Snacks from Beloved, Really, Day 18. Original devotion: Daughter, Go in Peace. Original full-edition PDF pages 61–62. This is an edited web adaptation, rather than a verbatim book excerpt. The featured verse is also provided as accessible text beside the graphic.

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