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²¹ When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered round him; and he was by the lake. ²²Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet ²³and begged him repeatedly, ‘My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live.’ ²⁴So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. Mark 5:21-24

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The father is in so much pain

His heart is being torn out

His daughter is dying

 

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He saw Jesus

He fell down, collapsed before Jesus

He begged,

She is dying

She is at the point of death

She may not make it

My little girl is leaving me

 

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He begged

Come

Don’t tarry

Please hurry

Come quickly

 

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Please touch her

Please place your hands on her

Please heal her

Please make her well

Please let her live

 

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Jesus sets out to help

But the crowds press around him

Jesus sets out to help

But he is stopped repeatedly with requests

Jesus sets out to help

But a woman waylays him

 

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God our lives have been interrupted, disrupted

What we had asked for, what we were praying for

Has changed, morphed, been interrupted

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This virus has knocked us down

We know people who have lost a parent

We know people who have lost someone close

We wear masks and wash our hands

But our lives have been interrupted.

 

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We thought there was a plan

We would have a job that supported our families

And then the world fell apart

 

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We made plans for our future

And now we have canceled vacations

We don’t know if we will be going to college in the fall

We don’t know if that wedding will take place

 

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We are so tired of crying out

We are tired like the father of begging and pleading

We fear you are interrupted and will not make it in time

We fear that the wellness and life we are asking for won’t be granted

 

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Come to us in those moment of uncertainty

Come to us in those places of fear , grief and anxiety

Come to us and interrupt the scripts in our head and replace it with your comfort and love.

Amen.