Worthy Brief - October 22, 2026 Stretch out your hand! Mark 3:3-5 “And He said to the man who had the withered hand, ‘Step forward.’ Then He said to them, ‘Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?’ But they kept silent. And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the hardness of their hearts, He said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.” In our last devotion, "The Gardener is still working," we saw how the King cares for what hasn’t grown yet. Today, let’s look at how the miracle of the man with the withered hand shows us something else about His work. The King gives strength to what has become weak so it can fulfill its purpose. It’s Shabbat, and the man is in the synagogue with a hand that no longer works. Luke tells us it was his right hand (Luke 6:6), the hand used for strength, work, and skill. It’s still his hand, still his, and i...