Action

Matthew 9:20-22 - And look a woman who had been suffering for 12 years with a hemorrhage came up behind him and touched his robe. For she said to herself, "If I only touch the fringe of his garment, I will be made well." And Jesus turned and seeing her said, "Take courage, daughter, your faith has made you well."

This story is similar to yesterday's in that Jesus was willing to heal someone. In this case, it was a marginalized person - a woman who was unclean due to her bleeding. Jesus healed her AND made it possible for her to come back into community. Yet, he did not just walk by and heal her. She had to take some action on her own behalf. This is an important aspect of Jesus' healing. He doesn't just randomly heal people. They need to ask first. Or in this case, touch his robe. We, too, cannot just sit around and wait for healing to come. Trusting in God does not work like that. We need to give God something to work with. God with us works with us.
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