Jairus' little daughter was the sweetest child in the whole village. Everyone said so. She was slight in build and shy in behavior. And she was kind, more kind than any of the other children. Everyone said that, too. So when she fell ill and could not even venture beyond the framing of the front door of her house everyone in the town was greatly concerned. Her parents were well-respected, for her father was one of the 10 men in town who ruled the synagogue. He had lived within the bounds of the town all his life. If anyone had a problem - any sort of problem - they sought out Jairus. He was kindly, like his daughter, and fair and he knew the holy writings. Many times he had given the advice to pray to Almighty God. "The Lord God will attend to your prayer," he would say. And he believed it…