Dear Friends:

He took her by the hand and said to her, “Talitha cum” which means, “Little girl, get up!” And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat (Mark 5:41-43).

This is the payoff moment of one of the great events of Jesus’ ministry–the healing of Jairus’ daughter, who had been declared dead before Jesus restored her to life (Mark 5:21-43).

Of course it makes a great stir. Her parents and the three disciples present are “overcome with amazement.” Who wouldn’t be stunned by such a display of healing mercy?

The great things Jesus does should drop us to our knees in wondrous reverence and gratitude. He does what only he can do and those who experience his powerful mercy likely will ponder and talk about it the rest of their lives.

A while back, I provided a bit of legal and prayer support to a courageous physician who ordered a blood transfusion for a septic, dying infant despite the fact that the mother would not agree to it due to her religious belief.

Just before the law stepped in, the mother consented. The transfusion was given at the last possible moment, but it started the baby on the road to recovery and he was discharged in health a short time later. Every time I think about it I rejoice at the thrilling goodness of God overpowering disease and futility.

But the Lord of miracles is also the Lord of the mundane. Jairus’ little girl has been through a lot. She needs to eat to regain strength and grow and her lunch is what’s on Jesus’ mind — “Give her something to eat.”

The Lord Jesus Christ, the Creator of the entire universe, the undefeated champion of life over death, knows the hunger and the nutritional needs of a twelve-year-old child and tends to it.

Jesus knows your hunger too and he will take care of you.

The Lord answers, “Can a woman forget the baby she nurses?

Can she feel no kindness for the child to which she gave birth?

Even if she could forget her children,

I will not forget you.

(Isa 49:15)

This is something for you to grab hold of on those days when you seem to be lost in the shuffle.

Under the mercy of Christ,

Kent

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Kent Hansen is a Christian attorney, author and speaker. He practices corporate law and is the managing attorney of the firm of Clayson, Mann, Yaeger & Hansen in Corona, California. Kent also serves as the general counsel of Loma Linda University and Medical Center in Loma Linda, California.

Finding God’s grace revealed in the ordinary experiences of life, spiritual renewal in Christ and prayer are Kent’s passions. He has written two books, Grace at 30,000 Feet and Other Unexpected Places published by Review & Herald in 2002 and Cleansing Fire, Healing Streams: Experiencing God’s Love Through Prayer, published by Pacific Press in spring 2007. Many of his stories and essays about God’s encompassing love have been published in magazines and journals. Kent is often found on the hiking trails of the southern California mountains, following major league baseball, playing the piano or writing his weekly email devotional, “A Word of Grace for Your Monday” that is read by men and women from Alaska to Zimbabwe.