"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.

After Jesus left the synagogue, he entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her.

So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.

Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has come to help his people!"

But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me."

Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?