21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea. 22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came and, when he saw him, fell at his feet 23 and pleaded with him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.” 24 So he went with him. And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. 25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years. 26 She had endured much under many physicians and had spent all that she had, and she was no better but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 for she said, “If I but touch his cloak, I will be made well.” 29 Immediately her flow of blood stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my cloak?” 31 And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, ‘Who touched me?’ ” 32 He looked all around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
Prayer Focus: Jesus crosses the sea back to the Jewish side and a great crowd awaits him. One of the synagogue leaders, Jairus, falls at Jesus’ feet and asks Jesus to come to his house to heal his daughter. Jesus agrees to go. But as he goes, the story is interrupted by another person in need of healing. This time a woman who has experienced bleeding for twelve years has faith that Jesus will heal her if she just touches his cloak. She reaches out in the midst of a crowd, touches the cloak and is healed. Jesus stops his journey, speaks with the woman, and declares “daughter, your faith has made you well.” Not only has the woman been healed, she’s once again been included in the family of God. Pray that your faith might draw you into community today. Pray that you might welcome one who longs to be restored.
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