Fear Makes Noise, Faith Makes Room

Fear Makes Noise, Faith Makes Room

“Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, ‘Don’t be afraid, just believe.’” Mark 5:36 (NIV) There is a moment in Mark chapter five where the noise of fear fills a home. Jairus is a desperate father, a man who has done everything he knows to do. He falls at the feet of Jesus and pleads for his little girl. She is at the point of death. He says, “Jesus, if you will just come and lay your hands on her, she will live.” Jesus agrees, and hope rises with every step they take toward that home. T...