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The Importance of Suffering
Marianne was a local Jewish woman in Galilee whose daughter, Yayitha, was struck down by a terrible fever. In the ancient world, this was often a death sentence. Marianne went to a Jewish holy man and asked for a special blessing. The sage prepared an amulet, a kind of good luck charm with special words expertly written out. These were to be said repeatedly over YayithA, in the hope that God would hear and heal her.