in crisis
When a person is in dire need he forgets his prejudices, he forgets his dignity, and he even forgets his pride. This is what happened to Jairus. He was a leader of the synagogue, and in all probability he did not like Jesus. Probably he was in one of those synagogues where Jesus healed the sick or somebody possessed by the devil on a Sabbath. Most probably he was one of those who protested this healing which was prohibited on the sabbath. But this time however Jairus was in a position of great need. His daughter was sick and dying. And the situation has become desperate. And so, despite his being a synagogue leader, he asked help from Jesus, throwing himself down on his feet. In his dire need he forgets the fact that he does not agree on a lot of things with Jesus. In this desperate situation he forgets the fact that he does not see eye to eye with Jesus. And when he was about to lose everything in his life he swallowed his dignity and pride and finally went up to Jesus and ask for his help.
Most often this is what happens to us when we find ourselves in deep crisis. It can be humiliating when we are made to acknowledge that we are no longer in control of our situation, when we are forced by circumstances to swallow our pride and admit our helplessness before another, and when we are made to see that on our own we can never survive. This is what a situation of dire need creates in us. We are, as Jairus is in the gospel, thrown to the ground.
But come to think of it, whether we like it or not, whether we acknowledge this or not, we thrive in a crisis, we grow in a crisis. Most often it is this feeling of great need that brings us closer to Jesus. Most often it is in this feeling of great need when we decide to set things right in our lives, helping us focus on the essentials of our lives. The situation of great need is a purification process - taking away our masks and pretensions and at the same time helping us discover in our selves the giftedness that we thought we never had. Crisis makes the man, and the woman. Galing amo lang na, sakit, sakit lang gamay, pero kon kaisa grabe man ang igo.
I found this wish and prayer which says, May the Lord deny you peace but grant you the glory.
You may have a lot of difficulties in your life, a lot of crisis perhaps. Probably the Lord is denying you peace and tranquillity, but he is giving you an opportunity for glory.
We need to experience a situation of great need, for to experience what Jairus experienced can be liberating.
Most often this is what happens to us when we find ourselves in deep crisis. It can be humiliating when we are made to acknowledge that we are no longer in control of our situation, when we are forced by circumstances to swallow our pride and admit our helplessness before another, and when we are made to see that on our own we can never survive. This is what a situation of dire need creates in us. We are, as Jairus is in the gospel, thrown to the ground.
But come to think of it, whether we like it or not, whether we acknowledge this or not, we thrive in a crisis, we grow in a crisis. Most often it is this feeling of great need that brings us closer to Jesus. Most often it is in this feeling of great need when we decide to set things right in our lives, helping us focus on the essentials of our lives. The situation of great need is a purification process - taking away our masks and pretensions and at the same time helping us discover in our selves the giftedness that we thought we never had. Crisis makes the man, and the woman. Galing amo lang na, sakit, sakit lang gamay, pero kon kaisa grabe man ang igo.
I found this wish and prayer which says, May the Lord deny you peace but grant you the glory.
You may have a lot of difficulties in your life, a lot of crisis perhaps. Probably the Lord is denying you peace and tranquillity, but he is giving you an opportunity for glory.
We need to experience a situation of great need, for to experience what Jairus experienced can be liberating.
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