7. Prayer

5:16	Deserts, praying		8:40-48	Journey - woman touching Power having gone forth from me
5:16 but he was withdrawing into the deserts and praying.		8:40-48 Now when Jesus returned the crowd welcomed him for they were all expecting him. Then a man came whose name was Jairus. This man was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell at the feet of Jesus and begged him to come to his house because his daughter who was an only child and about twelve years of age was dying. Now as he went the crowds pressed upon him. As it happened, there was a woman who had had a flow of blood (menstrating) for twelve years. Nobody had been able to heal her. Approaching (Jesus) from behind she touched the fringe of his garment. At once the flow of blood was stopped. Jesus said "Who is the one touching me?" When all denied it Peter said. "Master the crowds are pressing upon you and jostling." But Jesus said "Someone touched me for I felt power going out of me." And seeing that she was found out, the woman came forward trembling. She prostrated before him and declared before everyone why she had touched him and how she had been cured at once. He said to her "Daughter your faith has healed you. "Go in peace."

8 .Forgiveness into new life

5:17-26	(House) forgives paralytic To thee I say, rise	8:49-56	House - raises Jairus' daughter He called saying "Maid arise"
5:17-26 It happened that on one of the days he was teaching (in a house), there were present Pharisees and law-teachers who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord to cure was in him (Jesus). Then behold there were some men carrying a man on a stretcher. He had been paralysed. They sought to carry the man in and to lay him before (Jesus). But not being able to do so because of the crowd they went up onto the roof. They removed the tiles and they led him down with the stretcher into the middle of people and in front of Jesus. On seeing their faith He said. "Man you have been forgiven your sins." The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason amongst themselves. "Who is this man who is speaking blasphemy. Who can forgive sins except God?" But knowing their reasonings and answering them he said. "Why do you reason in your hearts? Which is easier to say 'Your sins have been forgiven' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins---" he said to the paralysed one. "To you I say. Rise and take up your bed and go to your house." And at once, rising up before them and taking the bed on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God. Bewilderment took hold of all. They glorified God and were filled with fear saying. "We saw wonderful things today."				8:49-56 While he was still speaking someone came who was connected with the synagogue ruler. He was saying "Your daughter has died. Do not trouble the teacher any more." But Jesus on hearing answered him. "Do not be afraid. Only believe and she will be healed." On coming into the house he did not allow anyone to enter with him except Peter and James and John, and also the father and mother of the girl. Everyone was weeping and grieving for her. But he said "Do not cry. She did not die but is sleeping." They ridiculed him knowing that she had died. But he on holding her hand called to her saying "Young girl get up." And her spirit returned. She rose up at once. Then he ordered that she be given something to eat. The parents were amazed. But he enjoined them not to talk about what had happened.