The Barefoot Evangelist

Read Mark 5:21-43 with your family.

Jairus’ daughter is one of the few stories in the entire Bible that is about a little girl. Her father was an important person in the synagogue, and he knew enough about Jesus to ask for help.

Along the way to Jairus’ house, another woman stopped Jesus and asked for help.

Both the daughter of Jairus and the older woman were healed simply by having faith.

Faith changes things. It can sometimes feel so hard to believe in something outside ourselves, and often like Jairus and the older woman, we are only pushed into faith when there is nothing else to try. However, Jesus encourages us to have faith at all times.

Having faith gets easer the more we practice. And our practice is as simple as asking God to be part of our everyday lives, the good parts and the bad parts. Eventually we will see God active in our lives and we will get into a habit of thanking God for always being with us.

Faith grows over time, and it’s never too early or too late to start.