Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

If Peter's house was where they were staying, it was quite the day. The whole city, Mark tells us, was gathered together at the door of their house that evening. All kinds of people, all kinds of diseases, all wanting to see Jesus, all wanting to be healed. Then, after a busy night and not much sleep, Jesus rises very early in the morning, Mark tells us, while it was still dark, to go pray. But when Peter and the others found Him, Jesus says: time to go. Which, at first seems terribly unfair to the folks in Capernaum -- those who didn't get in to see Jesus for healing that night, but probably showed up early that next morning. So why some and not others? Why them and not us?