How Jesus deals with interruptions

In life today, as busy as we are, and especially me as a mom, we often find multi-tasking to be a major part of our day to day lives. We deal with making breakfast while starting the dish washer, laundry gets started, milk spills, making a doctors appointment etc... . The list goes on and on. We can be doing, easily, 5 to 6 things at a time. Often when we are needing to get something specific accomplished, or when we just want to do something for ourselves, we find so many interruptions. I know in my house as soon as everyone has had their snack and milk, is watching a movie or is settled playing toys, and I need to make a phone call I jump on the oppuortunity. I don't know about you , but it is at that very moment that everything that could go wrong will. Someone ran out of milk and is thirsty for more, a very poopy diaper shows up, someone hit someone else or took their toy etc.. How do I react? Most of the time I do just that I react! I am in the flesh and I might get frustrated, angry maybe raise my voice even though the interruption is completely valid.

In Mark 5:21-43 (Message Bible)

21-24After Jesus crossed over by boat, a large crowd met him at the seaside. One of the meeting-place leaders named Jairus came. When he saw Jesus, he fell to his knees, beside himself as he begged, "My dear daughter is at death's door. Come and lay hands on her so she will get well and live." Jesus went with him, the whole crowd tagging along, pushing and jostling him.

25-29A woman who had suffered a condition of hemorrhaging for twelve years—a long succession of physicians had treated her, and treated her badly, taking all her money and leaving her worse off than before—had heard about Jesus. She slipped in from behind and touched his robe. She was thinking to herself, "If I can put a finger on his robe, I can get well." The moment she did it, the flow of blood dried up. She could feel the change and knew her plague was over and done with.

30At the same moment, Jesus felt energy discharging from him. He turned around to the crowd and asked, "Who touched my robe?"

31His disciples said, "What are you talking about? With this crowd pushing and jostling you, you're asking, 'Who touched me?' Dozens have touched you!"

32-33But he went on asking, looking around to see who had done it. The woman, knowing what had happened, knowing she was the one, stepped up in fear and trembling, knelt before him, and gave him the whole story.

34Jesus said to her, "Daughter, you took a risk of faith, and now you're healed and whole. Live well, live blessed! Be healed of your plague."

35While he was still talking, some people came from the leader's house and told him, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"

36Jesus overheard what they were talking about and said to the leader, "Don't listen to them; just trust me."

37-40He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John. They entered the leader's house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles. Jesus was abrupt: "Why all this busybody grief and gossip? This child isn't dead; she's sleeping." Provoked to sarcasm, they told him he didn't know what he was talking about.

40-43But when he had sent them all out, he took the child's father and mother, along with his companions, and entered the child's room. He clasped the girl's hand and said, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, get up." At that, she was up and walking around! This girl was twelve years of age. They, of course, were all beside themselves with joy. He gave them strict orders that no one was to know what had taken place in that room. Then he said, "Give her something to eat."

Now Jairus came to him first and said please come my daughter is sick. There were so many I am sure saying help me, and wanting to see miracles and hear what the Teacher (Jesus) had to say. While this was happening an interruption came. -- Can you imagine with me for a second what Jairus was saying to himself. I came first, I asked first, my daughter is sick she will die if he does not come. I am sure he was angry and frustrated that something interrupted what he set out to accomplish. -- Jesus on the other hand was not. He was calm and wanted to know who touched him that drew so much authority and power from him. He knew someone with great faith had great need of this healing. After finding her and speaking to her, He then overhears the news that he is no longer needed it was too late. Jairus was probably so irritated by this point. My daughter is dead now, I was here first, forget this I should have never come. Be honest how many feel that way sometimes, maybe not towards God, but towards the distractions and interruptions that sometimes mess up our plans and allow us not to execute them. Jesus then turned and said why worry she is just sleeping Let's go.

Jesus handled the interruptions with grace, love and mercy. He took care of all that needed to be done and stayed with an attitude he requires us to have. One of compassion and grace. He is the perfect example of How to handle everyday interruptions. You can trust the Lord that he will help you accomplish that which is necessary. Put your trust in him and once again learn from his great example. I know I want to do this. How about you? Any great examples of Jesus' character that you are praying to be evident in your life?