Jesus gets back in the boat and heads back to the other side of the lake. When he gets there the crowd is still there. The crowd must have puzzled over the storm and how it ended.
Out of the large crown the leader of the synagogue came up to him with a desperate plea. There had to be risk involved for him to ask Jesus for a favor. After all Jesus had had a lot of conflict with the religious leaders in the areas
His daughter’s life is on the line. A good parent will do ANYTHING for their child. ANYTHING! As his daughter has gotten worse, he has become more desperate. As his daughter gets sicker, power, position, prestige, vestiges that kept his status in the community intact have melted away. All that is left in it’s place is a progressive hopelessness that the one that he cares about is not only in pain, but may be lost to him. All that is left to him is standing in the water waiting the arrival of the boat carrying Jesus and begging for intervention.
“Jesus, come quickly, my daughter is dying! I don’t care anymore what happens other than healing for my daughter. I don’t care anymore if I am letting others down. I don’t care about my status in the community or the synagogue. I don’t care anymore if the whole town thinks I have lost my mind! I am desperate! Please Jesus, please come quickly. Please come and save one that I care deeply about!”
Perhaps it is easier to see Jesus and what he can do, if we are delivered from our illusion of the meaning of success.
Prayer: Help me gain perspective of the meaning of things in my life. Let me not be afraid to continue to seek your face, even if it goes against the grain.
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