Jairus' Daughter and The Woman Who Touched Jesus' Cloak
Worship
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD
Scriptures For The Lectionary Speaking Choir
Suggestions:
Use in ordinary sequence with the scripture reading.
5 readers -- 2 women, 3 men
Key:
1 = storyteller (a woman)
2 = Jairus
3 = woman
4 = Jesus
5 = a disciple (a man)
1: When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a
great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea.
2: Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came
and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly,
"My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your
hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live."
1: So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and
pressed in on him.
3: Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages
for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and
had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather
grew worse.
(3:) She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the
crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, "If I but touch his
clothes, I will be made well."
1: Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body
that she was healed of her disease.
4: Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus
turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"
5: And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in
on you; how can you say, 'Who touched me?' "
4: He looked all around to see who had done it. But the woman,
knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling,
fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
(4:) He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go
in peace, and be healed of your disease."
1: While he was still speaking, some people came from the
leader's house to say, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the
teacher any further?"
4: But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of
the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe."
1: He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James and John,
the brother of James. When they came to the house of the leader
of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing
loudly.
4: When he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a
commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping."
1: And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and
took the child's father and mother and those who were with him,
and went in where the child was.
4: He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cum," which
means, "Little girl, get up!"
1: And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she
was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with
amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this,
and told them to give her something to eat.
Use in ordinary sequence with the scripture reading.
5 readers -- 2 women, 3 men
Key:
1 = storyteller (a woman)
2 = Jairus
3 = woman
4 = Jesus
5 = a disciple (a man)
1: When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a
great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea.
2: Then one of the leaders of the synagogue named Jairus came
and, when he saw him, fell at his feet and begged him repeatedly,
"My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your
hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live."
1: So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and
pressed in on him.
3: Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages
for twelve years. She had endured much under many physicians, and
had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather
grew worse.
(3:) She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the
crowd and touched his cloak, for she said, "If I but touch his
clothes, I will be made well."
1: Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body
that she was healed of her disease.
4: Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus
turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"
5: And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in
on you; how can you say, 'Who touched me?' "
4: He looked all around to see who had done it. But the woman,
knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling,
fell down before him, and told him the whole truth.
(4:) He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go
in peace, and be healed of your disease."
1: While he was still speaking, some people came from the
leader's house to say, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the
teacher any further?"
4: But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of
the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe."
1: He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James and John,
the brother of James. When they came to the house of the leader
of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing
loudly.
4: When he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a
commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping."
1: And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and
took the child's father and mother and those who were with him,
and went in where the child was.
4: He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cum," which
means, "Little girl, get up!"
1: And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she
was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with
amazement. He strictly ordered them that no one should know this,
and told them to give her something to eat.
