"And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live."
Mark 5:22-23
I admire Jairus' humility here even though he was in a position of authority, even though he knew that he looked desperate. He was willing to risk himself and be authentic and show his vulnerabilities, and ask/beg Christ to save his daughter. On the way to his daughter is when the woman with an issue of blood came and touched Christ's garment, and they stopped for a bit so that Jesus could talk to her about her healing as well. She was humble and honest as well, coming forward and telling him what had happened to her, and was blessed for it.
It is at this point that the story cranks up a notch, because some people come while they are stopped and say that Jairus' daughter is dead already, which I imagine made Jairus a little panicky. But Christ tells him "be not afraid, only believe" (verse 36). Then Jesus sends away everyone except Peter, James, and John, and the child's parents when they get there, and he raises her up.
I think that we probably all need some healing in our lives. Whether it is changing our hearts and minds so that we can be pure and have "no more desire to do evil" (Alma 19:33), or whether it is more of a physical healing that no one else can accomplish, as with the daughter of Jairus, or the woman who stopped them on the way, or when we seek to address other seemingly insurmountable addictions or emotional or mental obstacles in our lives, we sometimes don't know what to do, or where to find hope. And the answer, for us just as it was for Jairus, is in Jesus Christ.
Today, let's be humble, honest, and faithful in seeking healing from the Lord. It might not come the way that we expect, and it might come after everyone around us says it is too late... or it might not come for twelve years, which is how long the woman with the issue of blood had been trying to find healing, or even longer... but it will come, and we will all be raised and blessed and made whole in *every* way, if we continue faithful in following the Lord.
And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live."
Mark 5:22-23
I admire Jairus' humility here even though he was in a position of authority, even though he knew that he looked desperate. He was willing to risk himself and be authentic and show his vulnerabilities, and ask/beg Christ to save his daughter. On the way to his daughter is when the woman with an issue of blood came and touched Christ's garment, and they stopped for a bit so that Jesus could talk to her about her healing as well. She was humble and honest as well, coming forward and telling him what had happened to her, and was blessed for it.
It is at this point that the story cranks up a notch, because some people come while they are stopped and say that Jairus' daughter is dead already, which I imagine made Jairus a little panicky. But Christ tells him "be not afraid, only believe" (verse 36). Then Jesus sends away everyone except Peter, James, and John, and the child's parents when they get there, and he raises her up.
I think that we probably all need some healing in our lives. Whether it is changing our hearts and minds so that we can be pure and have "no more desire to do evil" (Alma 19:33), or whether it is more of a physical healing that no one else can accomplish, as with the daughter of Jairus, or the woman who stopped them on the way, or when we seek to address other seemingly insurmountable addictions or emotional or mental obstacles in our lives, we sometimes don't know what to do, or where to find hope. And the answer, for us just as it was for Jairus, is in Jesus Christ.
Today, let's be humble, honest, and faithful in seeking healing from the Lord. It might not come the way that we expect, and it might come after everyone around us says it is too late... or it might not come for twelve years, which is how long the woman with the issue of blood had been trying to find healing, or even longer... but it will come, and we will all be raised and blessed and made whole in *every* way, if we continue faithful in following the Lord.
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