In Acts 3, Peter heals a man who had been crippled for the entirety of his life. It's a compelling story, with many points that jump out as I read and re-read it.

The routine of the day was already set in motion--Peter and John were on their way to their temple for their regular time of prayer. On the way in, they passed the crippled man who took his post to do his regular business of begging for money. As Peter and John approached the man, he asked them for money, as he regularly did. Then the story really starts to pick up! Out of the ordinary routine, out of the regularity, the spectacular happened. Being flat broke, Peter opted to heal the man in the name of Christ instead.

Being miracle-ized, the no-longer-crippled man took to "walking and jumping and praising God". From there, Peter went into a powerful sermon that led to his arrest and an even stronger sermon addressed to the Sanhedrin!

As I dwell in this funk that I've been taking on for the past couple of weeks, this is a welcome story of the power of the Holy Spirit throughout the ordinary of everyday life, with a right heart.