Remember how the disciples in the boat feared they would drown and die? The man and woman in today’s story both feared too. The woman feared she might never be healed from her bleeding; the man feared that his little girl was about to die. And sure enough, she did die! But both the woman and man had hope. They knew who Jesus was and believed he had the power to heal serious sickness. What they learned, however, was that Jesus has more power than they could imagine. He has power to conquer even death! And because of this, Jesus’s command to the man is a command we should hear and obey: “Do not fear, only believe” (Mark 5:36). We don’t need to fear death because Jesus has conquered it through his death on the cross, and has given us certain hope that we will rise from the dead someday just as the little girl did—and just as he did two thousand years ago. What wonderful good news! Praise the Father, Son, and Spirit for his gospel.