came up and, seeing Jesus, threw himself at his feet; and begged him earnestly, “My little
daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may get
well and live.”
Reflect
“Recognizing our brokenness.” Jesus is our healer and life-giver. Sickness and death
are realities that represent brokenness. Jesus’ authority can restore to wholeness
whatever is broken. In the Bible, the number twelve connotes perfection and also carries
the meaning of authority like in the case of Jacob over his twelve sons and of Jesus over
the twelve disciples. Today’s Gospel narrates the healing of a woman who suffered from
bleeding for twelve years and the raising back to life of the twelve-year old daughter of
Jairus. On the one hand, the woman with hemorrhage for twelve years actively did
something that led to her healing. On the other hand, the twelve-year old girl was a
passive beneficiary. These two miracles depict Jesus’ power over sickness and death.
Jesus’ authority brings wholeness to whoever needs it, whether one actively participates in
the healing process or is a mere passive recipient of the miracle. In our journey of faith, there
are times when we have to face these realities of sickness and death. When confronted with
these realities, we turn to Jesus’ authority. Nonetheless, we first need to recognize our
brokenness so that we may, in faith, ask Jesus to make us whole again.
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