Who is this man? Mark 5
Mark 5:21-43 In our gospel reading last week we saw Jesus calm a storm that the disciples were worried might sink their boat. That miracle was a declaration that Jesus is master over the natural world. The wind and the waves obey him. The chaotic waters are calmed and put in order. Just before today’s reading, earlier in Mark chapter 5, Jesus casts out a legion of demons from a gentile man (5:1-20). The message is that even a legion of demons is no match for Jesus. He is master over spiritual beings. In today’s Gospel reading we see Jesus’ authority over sickness and death. This is a part of Mark’s ongoing answer to the question, “who is Jesus?” Throughout the Gospel, Mark wants you to keep asking that question. Our reading today has two interwoven stories that involve women. The leader of the Synagogue, named Jairus, approaches Jesus and falls at his feet, begging him to come and heal his very sick little girl. … He is not a Rabbi. In our traditi...