It may also be worth noting that just as women were the first witnesses to Jesus resurrection, in these two incidents far removed from the resurrection, an older woman and a young girl are the witnesses to what Jesus makes possible. These two stories are meant to be read together. One does not interrupt the other. Both deal with uncleanness, the uncleanness of the woman and the uncleanness of the dead body of a little girl. And these evidences of new life appeared near crowds of people, but only a few saw what happened.
Churches are like that.
And Jesus tells them to tell no one. But only those who are gathered in a tiny church reading the Gospel of Mark in another place, and at another time, will understand. The same can be said of us. Only the perspectives made possible by our faith today will permit the stories of the Gospel to come alive and nourish our faith in new ways.