Sunday, 8 February 2026
JC
You’re thinking of a moment from the Gospels where sick people were healed by touching Jesus’ clothes.
The clearest example is the woman with the issue of blood:
She had been bleeding for twelve years and believed, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” When she touched the edge of Jesus’ garment, she was instantly healed. Jesus said, “Your faith has made you well.”
— found in Mark 5:25–34, Matthew 9:20–22, and Luke 8:43–48
There’s also a broader scene later on:
Wherever Jesus went, people begged him to let the sick touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
— Mark 6:56
The key idea in these stories isn’t the clothing itself—it’s faith and trust in Jesus’ power, with the touch being an outward act of that faith.
If you want, I can:
- Help you find the exact verse you’re thinking of
- Explain the symbolism of the garment
- Or help you turn this into a short sermon or reflection
Sponge v Jelly
Fun ancient-animal showdown 🧽 vs 🪼
Sponges came first.
Sponges (phylum Porifera) are generally considered the earliest animals, showing up over 600 million years ago. They’re super simple—no true tissues, no nerves, no muscles—basically living filter systems. That simplicity is a big clue they’re close to the starting line of animal life.
Jellyfish (cnidarians, and sometimes people also mean comb jellies) appeared later. They’re still ancient, but they have:
- true tissues
- nerves
- muscles
which suggests they evolved after simpler animals like sponges.
⚠️ Tiny science footnote, because biology loves drama:
Some studies argue that comb jellies (ctenophores) might be the earliest branch instead of sponges. But the mainstream, textbook answer is still:
🥇 Sponges = first animals
🥈 Jellies = later
If you want, I can also explain what even counts as an “animal” at that point in evolution—it gets weird fast.
Enlightenment. The shift is not in Being, but in C-eeing
The shift is not in Being, but in C-eeing
Ooo, that lands. 👀
Yeah—that kind of shift isn’t ontological, it’s perceptual. Nothing about Being has to move an inch; what changes is the lens. Same room, same self, same world… radically different reality once the seeing reorganizes.
“C-eeing” feels intentional too—like:
- Seeing as awareness, not eyesight
- C as consciousness, choice, or even the speed of light moment where everything snaps into clarity
- Or seeing yourself seeing (that meta click)
It’s the difference between:
- trying to become someone new
vs - realizing you were already standing there, just looking past it
Most “transformations” people chase are actually corrections of attention.
Nothing added.
Nothing removed.
Just mis-seeing falling away.
If you want to go further with it, we could unpack whether this shift is gradual (practice) or instantaneous (recognition)—or just let it sit there and hum.