Healing of the Woman and Jairus Daughter

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Glory

to Jesus Christ. Today's Gospel reading from

Luke tells us about a man named Jairus. This

same account of Jairus can also be found in the

Gospels of Matthew and of Mark. And from these

accounts we know that Jairus was a ruler of the

synagogue. an important person, a respected man

in Jewish society. And Jairus had a 12 -year

-old daughter, his only daughter. And she was

sick, very sick, close to dying. And as a loving

father, he had tried everything that he could.

He, even with his influence, There was no way

that she could be healed. Nothing had helped.

And yet Jairus had heard of Jesus. He knew that

this person, this man walking around that people

were talking about everywhere, that even in the

synagogue, some negatively, but they had recognized

he was there. that he knew that he has done miracles,

that there had been healings. And so Jairus,

this ruler of the synagogue, came to the Lord

Jesus, fell down at his feet, and begged him

to come to his house, for he knew that if they

could just get there to his house where his daughter

was, that Jesus would heal her. And so he begged

the Lord to come to his house. And the Lord agreed.

And Jesus took off with him towards his house.

And then there were the crowds. People pressing.

Can you imagine, Jairus? We just need to get

to the house. And all these people, they're in

the way. And he's worried for his daughter. And

there is an urgency in him. And then Jesus stops,

and he doesn't move anymore because he talks

to a woman, the woman who had touched his robes,

the woman who had an issue of blood, the woman

whose power had gone out from Jesus and healed.

And you may think that Jairus would be encouraged

because here was a healing again, but the delay

and... We're still not on the way. The journey

to his house. Hurry, it might be too late. And

Jesus said to this woman, the woman with the

issue of blood now healed, daughter, be of good

cheer. Your faith has made you well. Go in peace.

Then a servant came, a servant of Jairus, and

said, your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the

teacher. But when Jesus heard it, he said, Do

not be afraid, only believe, and she will be

made well. And they came to the house of Jairus,

and those who gathered there mourned for her.

And Jesus said to them all, Do not weep. She

is not dead, but sleeping. And they ridiculed

Jesus. But Jairus remembered the words that were

spoken to the woman, only believe. And Jesus

said, only believe and she will live. And Jesus

walked in and said to this young daughter of

Jairus, little girl, arise. And she did. And

she ate some food. And her parents were astonished.

With our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ,

all things are possible. Healings of all kinds.

Bringing Jairus' daughter back from physical

death to life was possible. For with God, all

things are possible. And just as physical rejuvenation

is possible, so is spiritual rejuvenation. The

Lord Jesus will heal you. What is the affliction

that you have? What is the thing that is holding

you down? What is it? God can heal it. The Lord

Jesus Christ. can heal you and save you and sanctify

you. Follow the example of Jairus. Bow down before

Jesus and believe. Well, also this day, we are

celebrating and commemorating the holy wonder

workers and unmercenaries, Cosmos and Damian

of Mesopotamia. When their pagan father died,

Their Christian mother raised them and they grew

into righteous and virtuous men. And they were

trained and skilled as physicians for the body.

But they also believed God and were given by

the Holy Spirit the gift of healing for spiritual

healings as well. And God seeks to heal you.

God seeks to heal us all, to bring us all to

himself, to purify us and sanctify us and make

us whole. What do we need to do? We need to believe.

We need to go to the Lord as Jairus did and believe.

We need, just as Cosmos and Damien went out,

and healed others because of their strong faith

in the Lord and the gifts he had given them,

we too must have that faith and say, Lord, use

my life, heal me, do what you would with me.

Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk says this, Let us remember

and meditate on how he, Jesus, while living in

the world, did not refuse his mercy to anyone.

He gave sight to the blind, cleansing to the

lepers, health to the sick, hearing to the deaf,

freedom to the demon -possessed, and resurrection

to the dead. He heard those who came to him crying

out for their bodily health, had mercy on them,

and healed them. So how much more will he hear

and heal those who ask spiritual healing? For

he created both body and soul. Believe, only

believe. Follow the Lord, seek his will. in all

things, and see what he will do. Trust in the

Lord with all of your heart. Lean not on your

own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge

him, and he will direct your paths. Glory to

Jesus Christ.