Suffering has a way of revealing what we truly believe about God. In Mark 5, Jesus meets two desperate people, a synagogue leader named Jairus whose daughter is dying, and a woman who has been bleeding for twelve years, and He responds to both with compassion and power. Even when death seems to have the final word, Jesus calls us to keep believing. He is not rushed, He is not blind to our pain, and He does not define us by what we are going through. He reminds us of whose we are. The question this passage puts before us is simple but searching: when suffering comes to your door, will you lean into Jesus or pull away from Him?
Scripture References: Mark 5:21-35
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