AMY TURNER

In Mark 5:35–36, we read how messengers told Jairus that his daughter had died and suggested there was no reason to trouble Jesus any further. On the way to Jairus’s home, Jesus had been delayed by a woman seeking healing. This interruption might have seemed to cost the girl her life. Yet Jesus turned to the grieving father and said, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

This moment shows that God’s mercy is not limited. His care for one person does not take away from another. Even when it appears too late, God is still able to work. In John 11:40, Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” Faith in Him means trusting that delays and difficulties do not limit His power.

Faith is not about ignoring reality but about trusting God’s ability beyond it.

And looking at them, Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Matthew 19:26