Episode Description
In the fifth episode of our Lent podcast series, Jane Kelly, Common Grace’s Community Organising Lead and Creation and Climate Justice Coordinator joins with Dr Louise Gosbell, biblical studies scholar and disability advocate, to reflect on Jesus’ encounter with the woman with bleeding in Mark 5.
Together they explore the depth of this story by paying closer attention to the woman’s long experience of illness, isolation, and stigma, and what that might have meant for her life and place in society. They reflect on the tenderness of Jesus calling her “daughter,” and how his response brings not only physical healing, but restores her dignity, belonging, and place in community. Louise also shares insights from disability theology, inviting us to think about how barriers in our churches and societies can exclude people, and how followers of Jesus are called to help break those barriers down. This conversation invites us to see healing in a broader way - as the work of restoring people to connection, belonging, and community.
Closing song:
"Roll on Mighty River" by Luke Vassella
Other music:
Family Time Acoustic Guitar by Greg Kirkelie is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-Share/Users/philharding/Desktop/current notes.txtAlike 4.0 International License.
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license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0