Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 5:35-43
by: Ellen Olson.
Jesus was a man of compassion. He heard the need of the ruler and had compassion. He told him not to fear. He went with him even after hearing news of the girl’s death. He put the crowd outside and maintained privacy and intimacy for the family. He restored the girl’s life with both father and mother present. He returned life to normalcy by instructing the parents to feed the child.
The miracle was that the girl was raised, but the compassion shown by Jesus was as important to his message as the healing itself. Our compassion as Christians is also the most important part of the message we bring to the world.