Mark 5:25-28

Mark 5:25–28(NKJV)

25 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”

As Jesus is on His way to Jairus' house, an enormous crowd is pressing upon Him. Yet, in the middle of all this comotion, there is a woman who has been hemoraging for twelve years, that has spent all her money on doctors that have done nothing for her. She had obviously heard about the man from Galilee and thought to herself, if only she could touch His cloths, she would be made whole. Now, according to what we know here, only one other person had faith in Jesus besides the disciples, and that would be Jairus. The crowd was pushing in on Him, but no one else had the faith of this woman. She was probably too embarrassed to speak to Him directly, but thought that if she could just touch His cloths, she would be healed. She knew nothing about protocol and never thought about going to the Pharisees, who I'm sure would have had nothing to do with her, because her issue would defile them. No! She came to Jesus and believed that she could be healed by simply touching His clothing. Imagine what would be possible if we today believed that strongly in God's ability to heal?