And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. Then came one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, and seeing him, he fell at his feet and implored him earnestly, saying, “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.” And he went with him.
And a great crowd followed him and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
Comment: Jairus, obviously an important Jew, out of love for his very ill daughter came to Jesus. Whether he came in desperation or hope we’re not told but he was prepared to get on his knees and beg Jesus to come with him! A woman probably with a gynaecological problem and after much, much failed medical treatment, and probably unprepared to discuss her problem in public decided to in a mixture of hope and faith (she’d heard good reports of Jesus!) touched the hem of his robe. The record reads, “And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?” Obviously, in the crowd already described, many touched Him – but Jesus can sense the heart reality, and He knew her touch was different! (Well here we have the minor but not so miracle), but what about the sick daughter?
Proverbs 25: Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool. – And personally I think you are foolish if you don’t think deeply about the miracles of Jesus!
Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, that You are the Son of God.
As I read it! 