Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction. Mk 5:34
Christians are people who follow Jesus, who leads them in their faith and perfects it. He not only teaches us how to live, but also helps us that we may not lose hope and stall in the middle of our lives’ road.
The Gospel links two people’s stories, which should become for us an example of perseverance in faith, although it seems that for them all lights of hope have gone out.
A woman has been suffering from hemorrhage for twelve years, who gave her entire livelihood to doctors for a cure, who were unable to help her. As time passed, her problem grew worse. However, she did not give up. She went out with hope onto the road, where Jesus was supposed to be passing by. She believed, which was why she told herself: If only I will touch his garments, I will be cured. She did not expect spectacular gestures that would return her to her health. She only wants to touch Jesus. She believes that that is enough to return her to her desired health. This trusting faith paid off. After touching Jesus’ cloak not only did she feel that she was cured, but Jesus himself confirmed it, saying: Daughter, your faith has saved you, go in peace and be free of your illnesses.
On that same road, one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came up to him and a earnestly begged him: my daughter is feverish, please come and place your hands on her, that she might be saved and live. This man also believes, that Jesus could only restore health, but it will be seen soon that he can restore life to Jairus’ daughter as well. Besides, Jesus himself encourages him to have greater faith: Do not be afraid, just believe. Trust, that for God nothing is impossible. Thus also Jairus’ faith bore fruit in the gift of life for his daughter.
Our personal problems and needs of our loved ones not only show us our limits as humans and our weaknesses, but they are also trials and necessary tests of or faith. They are invitations that we should go to Jesus with anything that overwhelms us and what we cannot deal with ourselves. This will always pay off. It is important that this is to be done with faith and humility, that he will always help us, though not always in the way we expect. Faith teaches us, that it is not important what we expect from Jesus, but that which He wants from us. We must place our trust in him, and he will act, sometimes more through and in us, rather than for us, the miracle of His transformation.
