“Fear not; believe only, and she shall be made whole” – Luke 8:50

The Luke 8:50 meaning: what Jesus told Jairus

What is the deeper meaning of Luke 8:50? In Luke chapter 8, a father named Jairus receives the news every parent dreads: his twelve-year-old daughter has died, so there is no need to trouble the Master any further. Jesus hears it and answers him, “Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.” (Luke 8:50)

I keep coming back to that one little word, only. Not believe harder. Not believe and also fix everything. Just believe. For me, the Luke 8:50 meaning is this: healing is not something we earn or manufacture. Instead, it is the natural state of a life that is already whole in the One Mind, the one Body, the one Soul. Fear tells a story of lack and loss. Belief, on the other hand, simply agrees with what is already true.

So this poem came as I sat with the question underneath the verse: Can I really believe that completely, with every breath and every bone? Here is the answer I received. Finally, may it meet you right where you are, whatever you are facing today, and remind you that you are already held, whole and wholly loved.

Fear Not, Believe Only: A Poem

Can I simply believe with all my body, mind and soul?

Yes, because there is only One

Body,

One mind

And one soul

This one mind thinks my thoughts

Speaks through me

Does all things

Is all things

Including the air that fills all

100% spiritual lungs

The structure of all 100% spiritual spines

The living water that enlivens

Dry bones

Into a 100% spiritual skeletal system

The space that fills every void

The animating source

Of all movement

Activity

Engagement

Relationship

Government

Authority

Power

So yes, I can believe

With 100% certainty

That I am

Capable

Of understanding

And knowing

And demonstrating

Healing

And all I have to do is

Believe