Today’s Gospel lesson deals with two desperate people hanging on by a thread. One is a man who was a synagogue ruler named Jairus. He was established and respected in the community. His twelve-year-old daughter was dying and he desperately needed help. He was hanging on by a thread.
The second desperate person in our reading is a woman. She is not named. She had a flow of blood that would not stop for twelve years. Because of that, she was said to be “unclean.” She had spent her life savings in doctors trying to get well but her condition only worsened. She was desperate. She was hanging on by a thread.
There are many of us who are hanging on by a thread. Many of us are desperate. Join us today as we see how Jesus handled both of these desperate situations. Consider with me how Jesus heals in our lives today as well!
~ Pastor Dave
