Jairus was a synagogue official. He was the one who appoints who will preach on the following Sabbath. If Jesus was usually in the synagogue during Sabbath, it is probable that Jesus met Jairus long before this incident. Jesus could be the favorite preacher of Jairus. He loved listening to Jesus. And it is also possible that whenever Jesus would ask favor from Jairus, especially when he wanted to teach the people, Jairus would easily give the “floor” to him. If this mutual friendship existed beforehand, we can understand why a high official such as Jairus easily approached Jesus for help. And he was a kind of friend that Jesus can not afford to say no.

We have two women. The daughter of Jairus aged 12 and the woman who was suffering from hemorrhages for 12 years. For Mark to mention the age of the girl (12), he wanted to picture the girl as one who was just having her menstrual cycle. It is interesting to note that not only both of them were sharing the same number 12, but they were also both experiencing difficulties with blood. For the woman who was suffering from hemorrhages was already poor because she spent all her money at the doctors, and she was desperate because after a long treatment she even got worst. The 12th year completes the “trial and error medication.” She knew that her time (to die) had come. Her last hope was Jesus.

If the daughter of Jairus was really sick, Jesus must really be in a hurry. But why would Jesus stop in that very crucial moment and search for that woman who touched him? It was very impractical and a waste of time, especially if the child was dying. He can come back anytime and deal with that woman afterwards. And if the illness of the woman is hemorrhage, therefore they had a parallel experience with regards to blood. For Jews blood is life. The loss of blood was a loss of life. Therefore even if it was very urgent to heal the child, the case of that woman shared the same kind urgency.

. Sometimes we overlook people around us. In this very busy world where time is gold, we have to move fast to earn more money to pay our bills. But even how important our works are, sometimes we have to stop and look closely at the people around us. Are my family or friends still okay? Many people seem to be smiling, but if we will look closely in their eyes, we will see the mystery of loneliness deep within their souls. Sometimes there could be someone crying alone in one corner of our house and yet nobody cares. Everybody is busy. Busy for what we call “more important,” and yet there is something far more important just in front of us that we usually miss.

Some people discouraged Jairus to ask Jesus to come because they do not want to see their master asking favor or kneeling before an ordinary man like Jesus. But Jairus was not a prejudiced person. Social status was not important to him; it was this faith in Jesus that healed his daughter.  Inspired by his humility Jesus did not think twice of rushing into his house. When he received Jesus, he opened the door of his house to the blessings he needed most. Oftentimes by being prejudiced we are shutting “our doors” to the many blessings that may pass in our life.