The Touch

Immediately aware that power had gone out from him, Jesus turned round in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’
Mk.5:30

While walking among a large crowd pressing up against him, Jesus feels his healing power go out from him. He has been touched by a woman with desperate faith and her spontaneous healing is the result.

There is so much happening in this story from Mark. Jesus is responding to Jairus's cry for healing for his dieing daughter and spontaneous healing of the bleeding woman happens on the way. He is confronted by faith of the woman and the mocking unbelief of the girl's mourners.

It appears that the faith of the woman drew healing power from Jesus without him instigating it. Her touch in faith was all that was required. "Daughter, your faith has healed you”says Jesus.

The power of faith is demonstrated here. The faith of Jairus and of the woman was born of desperation but that didn't matter.  One cried out, the other simply touched. The miracle healing power of Jesus did its work.

The cry for another or the touch for self, either done in faith can result in miracles.

Lord Jesus, thank you again for the gift and the power of faith. 
Little Flower, please pray for me.