Reach Out and Touch Him

Mark 5:25-34 tells the story of a woman who had a serious bleeding problem that was getting worse.  The doctors couldn't help her anymore and she was out of money.  Then..."she heard of Jesus." 

But that's not the whole story. She heard about Christ AND jumped into action, "If I touch Him,  I will get well."  She muscled her way through the crowd around Christ and reached out, her hand only grazing His robe.  

And that is all it took!

“Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.”

My dear precious brothers and sisters in Christ,  it is not enough to hear about or know about Jesus.  We must take a step in His direction and reach out to Him. 

Jesus' response to this woman is a great encouragement: "Now you’re healed and whole. Live well, live blessed! Be healed of your plague.”

Jesus welcomes and rewards our every effort to reach out and touch Him as well.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Sometimes we get discouraged.  Sometimes we feel as though our problems have been going on for a long time.  We have tried on our own to no avail. Yet this woman in the Bible story did not give up.  She made her way to You and received a healing.  We reach out to You today as well and ask for a healing in our emotions, body, and soul. Thank You for being accessible.  You want us to “live well and lived blessed,” You want us to be "freed from our suffering," and we receive it.  In Your name we pray, AMEN.