Friday, April 18, 2025

Mark 5: faith and heal


A woman sick for 12 years touches Jesus in the middle of a crowd touching him. Jesus noticed that he had delivered power to heal. we read:

(NASB) 34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be cured of your disease.”

Jairus received a bad news: her daughter had already died. Jesus said to him:

(NASB) 36 But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, *said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid, only believe.”

Some people read and teach that a miracle is made if you only believe. Although it is false, it is very seductive to believe on some kind of Disney slogan: "believe and your dreams will come true".

Eugene Peterson reread theses verses as:

(MSG) 34 Jesus said to her, “Daughter, you took a risk of faith, and now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed! Be healed of your plague.”

(MSG) 36 Jesus overheard what they were talking about and said to the leader, “Don’t listen to them; just trust me.”

Faith is very important in Christianity, but what is faith? "Only believe"? Faith is to trust in the Lord. So, in verse 34, the sick woman dared to trust that Jesus could made her whole again, to heal her. Isn't it what we Christians believe? We dare to believe that Jesus can me us whole before our Lord. In verse 36, Jesus calls Jairus to trust on him: he cares about the death of her daughter and he will deal with it.

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