The Centurion's Faith and more...Matthew 8:5-17
Which way to go? On that day I headed to Watanga Lake. Next year I plan on continuing up the Roaring Forks trail to a couple alpine lakes over the pass. The lake was beautiful and the effort was worth it to have lunch in such a beautiful setting. It was a good choice. Here is what I think is my best picture of the lake and also another picture of Twin Peaks, a majestic mountain viewed on this trail. In our passage we see someone, a centurion, take a different path than previously with the leper. The leper was cleansed but he did not follow Jesus' instructions to go show himself to the priest and be a witness that Someone great has come. The centurion does go at Jesus' command and heads home to find his servant healed just as Jesus said. One went one way and one went the other. We don't want to be too hard on the leper but it does show that the healings and miracles given to us in the word of God always have another truth that we are to see and learn. The physical