God’s Compassion

Gospel Reading

• Mark wants to show who Jesus is• Part of a sequence:• Calming storm end of Ch4 – power of

nature• Dealing with Legion – power over

spirits

Gospel Reading 2

• Healing of woman – power over sickness• Raising of Jairus’ daughter –

power over death

Healing of sick woman – Mark 5 v25 to 34

• Great FAITH of woman• Knew she was ritually unclean• Touching Jesus makes HIM

unclean• Realised she just had to touch

Him

Response of Jesus

• Compassion – go in peace & be free• No concern at being unclean

even though going to house of synagogue leader who would know Leviticus Ch 15

Jairus’ daughter Mark Ch 5 v 35 - 43

• FAITH of Jairus v 23• Lack of faith in household after

daughter dies• Laugh at Jesus when he says child is

asleep• Raises her & tells them to feed her

Jairus’ daughter 2

• Jesus orders them to tell no one else• Jesus shows COMPASSION

throughout while proving he can defeat both sickness & death

Lamentations Ch 2 v 22 - 33

• Written by Jeremiah after Babylonians sack Jerusalem• Key verses are 22 & 23, 31 to 33

showing God’s compassion to his PEOPLE in their distress & despair when they have no hope

Sue Smith & prison ministry

• Ministry of COMPASSION• Working with people of low

morale & hope• Demonstrate God’s compassion

for those who don’t feel or recognise it