Yesterday I was reading through Matthew 8 and came across the section that talks about Peter's sick mother-in-law and cross references to Mark 1 and Luke4. Does it seem odd that the "first Pope" had a wife and mother in law and that the following Popes do not? If Pete was the First Pope, was Mrs. Pete (we never learn her name) the First Fish Wife, given Pete's trade? When Jesus "stood over her"...Mom in law, that is...(Luke), "touched her hand" (Matthew), "took her by the hand and lifted her up" (Mark) and "rebuked the high fever" (Luke) he was performing yet another Sabbath healing, considering he came out of the synagogue from rebuking an unclean spirit "on the Sabbath" (Mark & Luke). Have you noticed that many of Jesus' miracles took place on the Sabbath and that the Pharisees and Sadducees got irritated by that very fact?!
Oh...what did Mrs. Pete and Mom do the rest of their lives? Were they part of the financial support group of the Apostles? Did they form part of the Women's Auxiliary of the Early Church? Did the women who supported the Apostles hold baked good sales or maybe baked fish sales? These are questions on which a PhD could be constructed, methinks.
Likewise, Luke 5:12ff tells of a leper who approached Jesus for healing, who "fell on his face"...a typical posture for worship and supplication back in the day. My question is this: Did any parts of him fall off when he fell on his face?!! Notice that Jesus healed the guy immediately with a touch and a word...much the way He created back in Genesis 1 & 2!! And...he sent him as as ex-leper evangelist to "the priest" as a testimony to Jesus' Messiahship. I wonder if that guy ever got saved? Guess we'll have to ask around at the Marriage Feast of the Lamb in between praise and worship choruses, Eh?
Hmmm...do ya think maybe the Lord will introduce us all to each other with some anecdotes He would feel appropriate as part of the festivities throughout eternity?
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