Luke 8:42b-48: As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed Him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind Him and touched the edge of his cloak and immediately her bleeding stopped. “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against You.” But Jesus said, “Someone touched Me; I know that power has gone out from Me.” Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched Him and how she had been instantly healed. Then He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
The woman with the issue of blood was broken. She lived with a physical ailment for 12 years. She was spiritually separated from God because she couldn’t go to the temple to offer sacrifices and pray. She was a social outcast because she was considered unclean – she had to isolate herself from her family and friends. She spent all she had on physicians who weren’t able to heal her. She was most likely emotionally broken as well. How does one deal with being physically sick, separated from God, outcast from society and out of finances? This short retelling of her miracle can help us recover from brokenness, grow our faith, obtain healing, and move forward in our purpose.
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