睚鲁的女儿遇见了耶稣。
睚鲁感到非常惊惶，因为他的女儿病得很重，快要死了。他便来找耶稣，他深信这位奇妙的老师能够医好他的小女儿。
在前往他家途中，耶稣被一个也需要祂医治的人耽延了路程（我们将会在明天详述这件事）。后来，当耶稣停下来帮助这人时，有人来告诉睚鲁，他的女儿已经死了。
众人开始低声细语，认为耶稣不必费心到睚鲁的家了，然而耶稣却对睚鲁说：“不要怕，只要信！”
睚鲁本来已经相信耶稣能医病，现在耶稣告诉他要有更大的信心；耶稣要求这父亲相信祂能叫女孩从死里复活。
在这个我们熟识的世界，我们或许以为耶稣的医治能力是有某些限制的。然而，与耶稣一起时，我们不再是在“这个我们熟识的世界”中，我们乃是在神的国里呢！神的国能足以满足每一个人的需要，而耶稣的医治能力和慈爱就是这一切的中心，纵使死亡也不足以妨碍耶稣。耶稣叫女孩从死里复活和赐她新的生命，就像祂赐我们新的生命那样。
神啊，你丰厚的能力赐我们新的生命，我们感谢你。我们赞美你，因为耶稣比死亡更有能力，我们更为你赐给万民 - 包括我在内 － 的新生命赞美你。阿们。
马可福音 5:21-25, 35-43
21耶稣坐船又渡到那边去，就有许多人到他那里聚集，他正在海边上。
22有一个管会堂的人，名叫睚鲁，来见耶稣，就俯伏在他脚前，
23再三地求他，说：“我的小女儿快要死了，求你去按手在她身上，使她痊愈，得以活了。”
24耶稣就和他同去。有许多人跟随，拥挤他。
25有一个女人患了十二年的血漏，
35还说话的时候，有人从管会堂的家里来，说：“你的女儿死了，何必还劳动先生呢？”
36耶稣听见所说的话，就对管会堂的说：“不要怕，只要信！”
37于是带着彼得、雅各和雅各的兄弟约翰同去，不许别人跟随他。
38他们来到管会堂的家里，耶稣看见那里乱嚷，并有人大大地哭泣哀号，
39进到里面就对他们说：“为什么乱嚷哭泣呢？孩子不是死了，是睡着了。”
40他们就嗤笑耶稣。耶稣把他们都撵出去，就带着孩子的父母和跟随的人进了孩子所在的地方，
41就拉着孩子的手，对她说：“大利大，古米！”（翻出来就是说：“闺女，我吩咐你起来！”）
42那闺女立时起来走，他们就大大地惊奇；闺女已经十二岁了。
43耶稣切切地嘱咐他们，不要叫人知道这事，又吩咐给她东西吃。
Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. - Mark 5:42
Jairus’s daughter met Jesus.
Jairus had found himself in a very scary situation. His daughter was so sick that she was about to die. So he came to Jesus, trusting in faith that this amazing teacher could heal his little girl.
On the way there, Jesus was interrupted by another person who needed to be healed. (We will learn more about that tomorrow.) Then, while Jesus was delayed and helping that person, Jairus received word that his daughter had died.
People began murmuring that Jesus shouldn’t even bother going to Jairus’s house anymore. But Jesus said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
Jairus already had faith that Jesus could heal. Now Jesus told him to believe even more; Jesus wanted the father to believe that he could raise the girl from death.
In the world as we know it, we might expect that Jesus’ healing power was limited in some ways. But, with Jesus, we are not in “the world as we know it” anymore. We are in the kingdom of God! There is enough for everyone in the kingdom of God, and Jesus’ healing power and love are at the center of it all. Even death is not enough to stop Jesus. And Jesus raised the girl from death, giving her new life, just like he gives us new life.
God, I thank you for your abundant power to give us new life. I praise you that Jesus is stronger than death, and I praise you for his gifts of new life for all people, including me. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
