The story is a healing story. But it’s more than that. The woman is healed, and is able to stand and see and praise God. And that healing is offered to the whole congregation of people, all at once: stand up and see God’s power at work! But the leader of the synagogue, and all those around him who protest this action, are not healed. They are still crippled and bent, still unable to stand up and see.

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