God Heals

Reflection Date: February 03, 2026 Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Daily Readings: 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30–19:3; Mark 5:21-43

Children of God: Saint Blaise was not only a bishop but also a physician, showing an early harmony between faith and healing. 

Before his arrest, he lived as a hermit in a cave, where wild animals were said to gather peacefully around him. 

During persecution, he was imprisoned for refusing to deny Christ. 

One popular story tells of a mother who begged Blaise to save her child choking on a fish bone. Through prayer, the child was healed, and this became the source of the blessing of throats. 

Blaise later endured torture using iron combs meant for carding wool. Despite suffering, he remained calm and faithful until his martyrdom. 

His quiet courage inspired devotion across East and West. To this day, people remember him for healing and steadfast faith. 

In the gospel story of Mark, there are two lives that intersect on the road with Jesus: a synagogue leader desperate for his daughter and a woman suffering silently for twelve years. 

Both reveal different faces of faith, yet both meet the same mercy. From this story, what are our inspirations for today?

First, faith remains alive when hope is challenged by delay and loss.

Jairus approaches Jesus publicly, risking reputation and authority by kneeling before him (Mark 5:22-23). His request is simple and desperate: that his daughter may live.

As Jesus moves toward his house, the delay caused by the woman’s healing becomes unbearable. 

News arrives that the child has died, and hope seems pointless (Mark 5:35). Yet Jesus responds with words that confront fear itself: “Do not be afraid; just have faith” (Mark 5:36).

This moment teaches that faith is tested most when situations worsen instead of improving. 

Second, faith does not need attention to be powerful, only trust.

The woman suffering from hemorrhages approaches Jesus quietly, believing that touching his cloak will be enough (Mark 5:27-28). 

This reveals that faith does not depend on volume or visibility. Some cry out like Jairus; others reach out silently like the woman. What matters is trust placed fully in Christ.

Children of God: The gospel brings together loud desperation and quiet courage. Saint Blaise reminds us that healing often flows through faith tested by suffering. 

Life may interrupt our prayers with delays and bad news. Yet Jesus remains present even when hope seems exhausted. Like Jairus and the woman, we are invited to keep believing.