[1] And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.
[2] These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.
[3] Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.
[4] And when hi...

Today's story can be found in the first three books of the New Testament in the Bible.  Matthew, Mark and Luke are also the names of three men that either heard about the story or were there to see the miracle for themselves and then wrote about it.

This story is about a man with leprosy.  So what is leprosy?

Leprosy is a disease that is caused by bacteria.  Mostly people that live in poor areas, have dirty water,  food with little vitamins and aren't healthy to begin with can get it.

It looks v...

It had been a very long day.  Jesus and his disciples had been out teaching about God and performing miracles.  Many people followed them and Jesus spent the rest of the day teaching and feeding five thousand people.

When the day was over and the crowds were leaving, Jesus told the disciples to go find their boat and go back to the other side of the lake.  When everyone left Jesus went up to the mountainside by himself to pray.

You see, Jesus needs to pray too.  He had a long tiring day and per...