They said . . . . He said

 They said   .  .  .  .  He said

Mk. 5: 35-36

While Jesus was still speaking, there came some from the ruler’s [Jairus] house, and THEY SAID , ‘YOUR DAUGHTER HAS DIED. Why bother and distress the Teacher any further?’

Overhearing but ignoring what they said,

JESUS SAID to the ruler of the synagogue,

DO NOT BE AFRAID [seized with alarm and struck with fear], ONLY KEEP ON BELIEVING.
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Pray the Word:

Lord, we know better than to listen to the negativity of what ‘THEY SAY’ over the words of hope of what ‘YOU SAY’ – to prevent that distress we feel on finding that our situation, humanly speaking, looks hopeless and is breaking our heart, welling up fear and anxiety inside of us  .  .  .   You change our focus by Your encouraging, comforting and powerful  Words of hope --- DO NOT BE AFRAID, ONLY KEEP ON BELIEVING. And, by the way, we know how the story ends – though the daughter had died, Jesus said she was but asleep to Him – and He raised her up to live again! Love it!