Mark 5:24-34
"He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.'"
This moment above comes on the heels of Jesus having just healed a woman of her hemorrhages, a condition she has suffered for twelve years. The interesting part about this story is the way in which she was healed. While Jesus was passing through a large crowd the woman simply reached out and touched Jesus' cloak. She said to herself, "If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well." She was in fact made well, however Jesus shouted to the crowd, 'Who touched me?" The woman came forward "in fear and trembling" to admit what she had done. Jesus' above response, "your faith has made you well..." is a powerful reminder of how it is that we are required to live out our own faith. Jesus was not sent to the Earth so that we might be free to do as we please, being healed without rhyme or reason. It is quite the opposite, Jesus was sent to the Earth so that we might be healed because of our tireless faith.
How can you reach out for Jesus' cloak?
Our hands are stretched and we are reaching for you, Jesus. Amen.
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