LIVE IT TODAY: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Do not let fear have the final word; trust me, for even what seems lost is still held in my hands.
LIVE IT TODAY: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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GOD’S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
Do not let fear have the final word; trust me, for even what seems lost is still held in my hands.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | Mark 5:21–43
When Jesus had crossed again in the boat
to the other side,
a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea.
One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward.
Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying,
“My daughter is at the point of death.
Please, come lay your hands on her
that she may get well and live.”
He went off with him
and a large crowd followed him.
There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years.
She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors
and had spent all that she had.
Yet she was not helped but only grew worse.
She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd
and touched his cloak.
She said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.”
Immediately her flow of blood dried up.
She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him,
turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who has touched my clothes?”
But his disciples said to him,
“You see how the crowd is pressing upon you,
and yet you ask, Who touched me?”
And he looked around to see who had done it.
The woman, realizing what had happened to her,
approached in fear and trembling.
She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth.
He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you.
Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.”
While he was still speaking,
people from the synagogue official’s house arrived and said,
“Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?”
Disregarding the message that was reported,
Jesus said to the synagogue official,
“Do not be afraid; just have faith.”
He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside
except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official,
he caught sight of a commotion,
people weeping and wailing loudly.
So he went in and said to them,
“Why this commotion and weeping?
The child is not dead but asleep.”
And they ridiculed him.
Then he put them all out.
He took along the child’s father and mother
and those who were with him
and entered the room where the child was.
He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,”
which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!”
The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around.
At that they were utterly astounded.
He gave strict orders that no one should know this
and said that she should be given something to eat.
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
Faith reaches for Jesus even when fear insists it is already too late.
This Gospel weaves together two desperate stories, bound by the number twelve—twelve years of illness, twelve years of life—signaling fullness, completion, and God’s timing. Jairus is a public figure who risks reputation; the woman is ritually unclean and risks exposure. Both come empty-handed except for faith.
The woman’s touch is striking. Mark uses the Greek word haptomai, meaning not a brush or accident, but a deliberate grasp. She reaches for Jesus with embodied trust, believing power resides not in magic, but in proximity to Him. Her healing is immediate, but Jesus insists on relationship, drawing her into the light and calling her “daughter.”
Jairus, meanwhile, must walk a harder road. Delay feels cruel. News arrives that all hope is gone. Yet Jesus speaks words that define discipleship: “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” Fear and faith cannot rule the heart at the same time. One must be dismissed.
The raising of the child happens quietly. Jesus removes the mockers. Faith requires space. His Aramaic words, Talitha koum, are tender and intimate—more lullaby than command. God’s power is never harsh. Life is restored where love is present.
This Gospel strikes the heart of family life. Parents know the agony of waiting, the helplessness of watching suffering unfold, the temptation to despair when answers delay. The home becomes the place where fear either multiplies—or is met by faith spoken aloud.
Here is the line to carry today: faith is not the absence of fear, but the decision to reach for Jesus anyway. Even when others say it is over, Jesus says, “Come with me.”
Parents, build saint-forming homes by choosing faith when fear knocks. Pray over your children by name, especially in moments of helplessness. Create space for Jesus to enter the room. Act in the power of the Holy Spirit, trusting that the Lord of life still says, “Arise.”
“Christ’s compassion toward all who suffer goes so far that he identifies himself with them: ‘I was sick and you visited me.’ His preferential love for the sick has endured throughout the centuries and has not slackened.” (CCC 1503)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
In My Heart: Where am I tempted to believe that it is already too late for God to act?
In My Home: How do we respond together when fear or crisis enters our family life?
In My World: Who needs me to point them toward hope when circumstances feel final?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, name one situation that feels heavy, uncertain, or frightening right now.
Then pray aloud together. Invite Jesus directly into that situation. Pray over each person by name, asking that they know God’s personal love, be freed from fear and the Enemy’s lies, receive strength to persevere through temptation, and live the Gospel with courage and trust.
Daily Challenge: Speak the words “Jesus, I trust You” aloud today when fear arises.
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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The juxtaposition of these two stories is powerful. One desperate for life to begin, the other for normalcy to return. What gets me is that Jesus doesnt rush past the woman's healing to get to Jairus. That slowness, that insistance on relational wholeness even during delay, challenges how I think about God's priorities in my own messy situations.