But see his [Jairus] dullness: how he requires of Christ two things, both His actual presence, and the laying on of His hand...Wherefore did she not approach Him boldly? She was ashamed on account of her affliction, accounting herself to be unclean...since in fact that complaint was under the law accounted a great uncleanness...And this is the first woman that came unto Him in public, having heard of course that He heals women also, and that He is on His way to the little daughter that was dead....He suffers her not to be hid, but brings her into the midst, and makes her manifest for many purposes....Seest thou the woman superior to the ruler of the synagogue? She detained Him not, she took no hold of Him, but touched Him only with the end of her fingers, and though she came later, she first went away healed. ... And before her resurrection too, He raises her in His word; saying, "The maid is not dead, but sleepeth." And...with respect to Lazarus also, saying, "Our friend Lazarus sleepeth (John 11:11);" and also teaching us not to fear death; for that it is not death, but is henceforth become a sleep....Let no man therefore beat himself any more, nor wail, neither disparage Christ's achievement. For indeed He overcame death. Why then dost thou wail for nought? The thing is become a sleep.
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 31 on Matthew 9, 4th Century