I love that sentiment, "just believe." I find this story in Mark so sweet and amazing. As we can see from the text, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus, comes to Jesus to beg of Him to heal his daughter. On the way to do so they are interrupted by the woman with a flow of blood. While Jesus assures her of her faith and healing some members of Jairus' household come to give him the awful news of his daughter's death. They advise him to give up and leave Jesus alone. When Jesus hears this He tells Jairus, "Do not be afraid, only believe." I can picture this moment in my mind, Christ looks Jairus square in the face, maybe even with a hand on his shoulder, and with an earnest gaze tells him it's going to be okay. And isn't that what our Lord does when we despair? Looks us square in the eye and calms our fears with His gentle touch as He asks us to continue trusting Him. Believe in Him, that He cares and is in control. It may not turn out how we want but in the end everything will be alright. Just believe...
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