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Day 284 or October the 11th. Stick with the job

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in hand. Our thoughts today are rooted in Mark

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chapter 5 verses 22 and 23. Then one of the synagogue

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leaders named Jairus came, and when he saw Jesus

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he fell at his feet. He pleaded earnestly with

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him, My little daughter is dying. Please come

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and put your hands on her, so that she will be

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healed and live. And now the big picture surrounding

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these verses. Today's passage covers a second

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year in the ministry of Jesus. Once again it

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is centred in Galilee, as was the first year.

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Mark tells us about the healing of Jairus' daughter,

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as well as Nazareth's rejection of Jesus as Messiah.

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In these chapters we also hear about the feeding

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of the five thousand, which is a miracle that

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all four Gospels record. Apart from the resurrection,

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this is the only one found in every Gospel. Incidentally,

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it is only Mark who tells us that Jesus was a

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carpenter. Matthew confirms that his father Joseph

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was a carpenter, but none of the other Gospels

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mentions this trade. The word that is translated

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carpenter means so much more than a worker with

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wood. It may be translated builder or even stonemason.

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And now today's action step. We are told that

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Jairus's daughter is 12 years old and in ancient

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Jewish society that meant she would be a woman

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on her next birthday. It must be devastating

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enough to lose your daughter, but to lose her

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just as she is maturing into a woman must add

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to the heartbreak, as she will never be able

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to bless you with grandchildren. As Jesus proceeds

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to the little girl, he is interrupted by a woman

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who has been seriously ill for, coincidentally,

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twelve years. Jesus is not diverted from his

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initial task. He takes care of the woman and

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then continues to heal Jairus' daughter too.

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Jesus is often interrupted in the Gospels, but

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he never forgets to finish his first task. Don't

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be diverted from what God has for you, even if

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it means the path may be a bit wiggly in places.

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Stick with it and complete the job.