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Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:13-16 (NIV)

Now when Jesus returned, a crowd welcomed him, for they were all expecting him. Then a man named Jairus, a synagogue leader, came and fell at Jesus\\u2019 feet, pleading with him to come to his house because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)

As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)\\xa0

\\u201cWho touched me?\\u201d Jesus asked. Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)

When they all denied it, Peter said, \\u201cMaster, the people are crowding and pressing against you.\\u201d Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)\\xa0

But Jesus said, \\u201cSomeone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.\\u201d Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)\\xa0

Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed. Then he said to her, \\u201cDaughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.\\u201d Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)

While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. \\u201cYour daughter is dead,\\u201d he said. \\u201cDon\\u2019t bother the teacher anymore.\\u201d Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)\\xa0

Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, \\u201cDon\\u2019t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.\\u201d Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)\\xa0

When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child\\u2019s father and mother. Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. \\u201cStop wailing,\\u201d Jesus said. \\u201cShe is not dead but asleep.\\u201d Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)

They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and said, \\u201cMy child, get up!\\u201d Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened. Luke 8:40-56 (NIV)

Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, \\u201cMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\\u201d Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\\u2019s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ\\u2019s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (NIV)