Unashamed: In the waiting

Sermon by Pastor Janice Shepard

We finish up our Unashamed series this Sunday with this great story from the Gospel of Mark. It's really two stories in one. Jesus, on his way to heal the dying daughter of Jairus, a synagogue leader, encounters this unnamed woman who has been subject to a bleeding disorder for twelve years. Her perpetual bleeding makes her unclean and therefore a social outcast.

Clean or unclean, she is determined to get to Jesus, whom she believes can free her of her suffering. Not only does Jesus provide healing, but he gives her a new identity, calling her "daughter", a faith-filled child of God.
And while Jairus waits and watches, news comes
to him that his daughter is dead.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had to wait and watch while others received their miracles on the way to receiving yours?

Have you ever felt like the miracle that you had longed for, hoped for, was dead and there was no reason to bother Jesus with it anymore?