Here’s a thoughtful reflection on the gospel story in Mark 5. It was written by Anne Osdieck.
Gospel Reflection
(based on Mark 5:21-43)
“She had heard about Jesus,
so she came up behind him through the crowd
and touched the fringe of his robe.” Matthew 5:27
They risked it all to come to him:
Jairus,
risked his pride,
kneeling to a carpenter,
begging for his daughter’s life,
risked his pride,
kneeling to a carpenter,
begging for his daughter’s life,
The woman with the blood risked
shame and disgrace
heaped upon her
by the crowd.
shame and disgrace
heaped upon her
by the crowd.
O Christ,
we are just like Jairus.
And we bleed like the woman.
We want to touch you
with the faith
you give
us.
we are just like Jairus.
And we bleed like the woman.
We want to touch you
with the faith
you give
us.
Heal us.
— written by Anne Osdieck, and posted on The Sunday Website of St. Louis University. http://liturgy.slu.edu/
