As If Your Life Depends On It
Have you ever been in a desperate situation? How did you feel? How did you respond? Who did you turn to? Whenever we are in those situations we tend to cling onto even the tiniest sliver of hope or the thinnest beam of light. We hold onto that tiny sliver and thin beam as if it's our only way out and as if our very life depends on it. In the Gospel, the synagogue official humbled himself and let go of his pride and turned to Jesus when his daughter died. He said to Jesus, "My daughter has just died, but come, lay your hand on her, and she will live." What faith! And, for a Jewish official, too! This man risked the ridicule of his fellow brothers and perhaps even his status and standing with the faith. Yet, at that moment, Jesus, he recognized, was the only solution, the only person who could help him in this desperate situation . This man believed that Jesus had the power to raise his daughter from the dead. This man cl...