A Resurrection-Shaped Voice: “Little Girl, Get Up”
- Feb 18
- 2 min read
Mark 5:41
“He took her by the hand and said to her, ‘Talitha koum,’ which means, ‘Little girl, get up!’”
There are moments in life when hope feels flatlined. A diagnosis drops. A relationship collapses. A dream quietly expires. You look at the situation and say what everyone said at Jairus’s house:
It’s over. Don’t bother Jesus anymore.
But then Jesus walks in. Mark 5 gives us one of the tenderest scenes in all of Scripture. The house is buzzing with grief. Mourners are certain the little girl is gone for good. And into that room steps Jesus—calm, unhurried, utterly undeterred by death’s bravado.
He doesn’t give a speech.
He doesn’t negotiate with the darkness.
He simply takes her by the hand.
And He speaks. “Talitha koum.” Little girl, get up.
A resurrection-shaped voice doesn’t shout. It doesn’t posture. It simply brings the life of God into places everyone else has written off. That’s what Jesus still does. And that’s what He calls us to do.
There are people around you who feel lifeless on the inside—worn down by fear, grief, guilt, or exhaustion. They may be breathing, but hope is not. A resurrection-shaped voice steps into those places with the tone of Jesus—not scolding, not simplistic, but steady with the confidence that death never gets the last word.
Jesus teaches us something beautiful here: Sometimes resurrection begins with a hand held and a word spoken. Your voice, shaped by His resurrection, can be the spark someone else needs. When you say, “I’m here,” or “You’re not alone,” or “God isn’t finished with your story,” you’re echoing the same gentle authority that filled that quiet bedroom in Capernaum.
Today, look for someone who needs that voice—someone who needs to hear in their own way, “Talitha koum… get up.” Christ’s life is still stronger than death, and His hope is still louder than despair.
And because the risen Christ lives in you, your words can carry His life into someone else’s darkest room.
That is the power of a resurrection-shaped voice.
Have a Great Day!
Martin's Lutheran Church
