Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5:36,NIV). It was a dramatic day. Jesus had told Jairus to not be afraid, and to just believe. Jairus believed, but when he and Jesus arrived at the house, Jairus’ twelve year-old daughter had already died, and the house was filled with professional mourners, making a terrible racket. Jesus said to them, What’s all this commotion and crying about? The child isn’t dead. She’s only sleeping (Mark 5:39, CEB). But the people, laughed at him, knowing that she was dead (Luke 8:53, CEB). They openly mocked the apparent stupidity of Christ. They knew a dead person when they saw one. By doing so, they tried to put fear back into Jairus’ heart.…