Quarantined

Mark 5:24-34

Easy-to-Read Version

24 So Jesus went with Jairus. Many people followed Jesus. They were pushing very close around him.

25 There among the people was a woman who had been bleeding for the past twelve years(quarantined for 12 years!) 

26 She had suffered very much. Many doctors had tried to help her, and all the money she had was spent, but she was not improving. In fact, her sickness was getting worse (no one else could help her).

27 The woman heard about Jesus, so she followed him with the other people and touched his coat. 

28 She thought, “If I can just touch his clothes, that will be enough to heal me (she was convinced Jesus could help her).” 

29 As soon as she touched his coat, her bleeding stopped. She felt that her body was healed from all the suffering. 

30 Jesus immediately felt power go out from him, so he stopped and turned around. “Who touched my clothes?” he asked.

31 The followers said to Jesus, “There are so many people pushing against you. But you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”

32 But Jesus continued looking for the one who touched him. 

33 The woman knew that she was healed, so she came and bowed at Jesus’ feet. She was shaking with fear. She told Jesus the whole story. 

34 He said to her, “Dear woman, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace. You will not suffer anymore.”

 

She was lonely, cast out, and alone. She was quarantined, but she ventured out to find Jesus.  Jesus gave her  a way out.

1. Jesus understands your situation.

2. God's Word the Bible is a lifeboat.  Reading God's Word helps with loneliness.

3.  Let's get in a group.  Put on a mask and regather.   Church is a place where we experience family.