"You Are Someone Very Precious"! -HOW JESUS HELPED PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THEIR VALUE - Continue

 Jesus treated the woman with kindness and respect. He noticed that she was "frightened and trembling." (Mark 5:33) Mindful of her feelings, he spoke reassuringly to her. He even called her "daughter"-a term of endearment that was not merely polite but also kind and tender. (Read Mark 5:34.) The study note for this term states that this is "the only recorded instance in which Jesus directly addressed a woman as 'daughter,' perhaps because of her delicate condition and her 'trembling.' Imagine how relieved must have felt! Had Jesus not spoken reassuringly, she might have walked away physically cured but emotionally burdened with feelings of guilt. Instead, Jesus helped her to see herself as she truly was -a precious daughter of a loving heavenly Father. 

Today, too, some of God's servants are afflicted with health problems that affect them emotionally. Maria, a regular pioneer from Brazil, was born with physical defects that left her without lower limbs and her left hand. She explains: "I was constantly bullied at school because of my disability. I was given hurtful nicknames. I even faced prejudice from my own family." 

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