In one of Mark’s Miracle Stories, Jesus stops on a mission to save the daughter of a leader of the synagogue to cure an outcasted woman with a hemorrhage. As an influential religious leader, Jairus’ belief in Jesus is significant and it causes a large crowd of people to notice and witness Jesus’ healing powers. However, Jesus does not favor Jairus and his daughter (who has a higher social standing) over the sick woman who touches Him for help. He saves them with equal respect and his fullest ability. This narrative is told to a Gentile community suffering religious persecution from the Romans. Many find it difficult to remain faithful to their belief in Jesus in face of this persecution. They learn through this story about divine delay. In
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During high school, especially in a competitive and rigorous environment like Marymount, it is easy to lose faith in God and feel hopeless when life is chaotic with assignments, activities, and personal issues. My faith in God was first tested when my dad passed away in 2008. As a third grader, I had trouble understanding why God would allow my dad out of everyone to die from a rare cancer. I thought of my dad as my superhero, and I knew at a young age that he sacrificed all of his time and effort for family’s sake. He was perfect to me, and I feared that there was no goodness in the world if someone like him had been taken away from it. However, the support system that I had after his death helped me realize how strong my mother and grandmother were for me, and how I needed to be the same. I did not fear anymore, I only believed in my fate and my father’s fate. As I look back, I realize that because I grieved his death, I grew much more resilient, mature, independent, and closer to God. Now, I am glad that I am much more capable of handling difficult situations and going through emotional distress. In Marymount, we should not ever feel hopeless and let petty things like bad tests grades upset us for too long. We should learn how to improve and grow from our pain, and continue looking to God for guidance. Our prayers are not unanswered, they are saved in God’s plan. Everything happens for a reason, and in the roller coaster of life, we will always get back
During high school, especially in a competitive and rigorous environment like Marymount, it is easy to lose faith in God and feel hopeless when life is chaotic with assignments, activities, and personal issues. My faith in God was first tested when my dad passed away in 2008. As a third grader, I had trouble understanding why God would allow my dad out of everyone to die from a rare cancer. I thought of my dad as my superhero, and I knew at a young age that he sacrificed all of his time and effort for family’s sake. He was perfect to me, and I feared that there was no goodness in the world if someone like him had been taken away from it. However, the support system that I had after his death helped me realize how strong my mother and grandmother were for me, and how I needed to be the same. I did not fear anymore, I only believed in my fate and my father’s fate. As I look back, I realize that because I grieved his death, I grew much more resilient, mature, independent, and closer to God. Now, I am glad that I am much more capable of handling difficult situations and going through emotional distress. In Marymount, we should not ever feel hopeless and let petty things like bad tests grades upset us for too long. We should learn how to improve and grow from our pain, and continue looking to God for guidance. Our prayers are not unanswered, they are saved in God’s plan. Everything happens for a reason, and in the roller coaster of life, we will always get back