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A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him
and touched the tassel on his cloak. She said to herself, “If only
I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.” Jesus turned around and
saw her, and said, “Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved
you.” And from that hour the woman was cured. Matthew 9:20–21
What a tremendous amount of faith this woman had! She had suffered
for many years and continued to suffer with her hemorrhages. How
did she know that touching Jesus’ cloak would cure her? The only
answer to that is faith. Faith is not just wishful thinking or
hoping. Faith is a certain knowledge, given by a special grace and
revelation from God, by which a person freely assents to belief.
God spoke to her heart, she listened, she responded, and she was
cured.
One thing that is very inspiring in this Gospel story is the
humility with which this woman approached Jesus. She didn’t feel as
though she needed to bother Jesus, to speak to Him, or to trouble
Him with her problem. Instead, in her humility, she presented her
need to Jesus through her gift of faith, interiorly and silently,
and the grace of God was given her because God sees the heart and
responds to such humble and sincere faith.
Imagine if everyone had this depth of faith in our Lord. Imagine if
all of us knew, with the deepest conviction of certitude, that God
would take care of every need we have. And imagine if we turned to
our Lord with this deep conviction of certitude every day with
every need. If we could do that, then our Lord would be able to
continually care for us in every way.
One key component to this woman’s healing is that it was God the
Father who spoke to her and invited her to touch the cloak of His
Son Jesus. And it was Jesus who sensed the healing she received,
since He was in perfect union with the will of His Father.
Therefore, touching Jesus’ cloak was not simply a magical act by
which whatever this woman wanted would be granted to her. Instead,
it was a response to the interior invitation she was given by the
Father.
In our lives, we must work to do the same. Too often we present our
preferences to God and tell Him what we want Him to do. God does
not respond to such requests. Instead, we must seek His will...and
His will alone. This woman knew she would be healed, because God
the Father spoke to her in her mind and heart and inspired her to
touch the cloak of Jesus His Son, and she responded, and the
healing took place. God must speak first, we must hear and respond,
and then His will is accomplished.
Reflect, today, upon the gentle Voice of God as He speaks to you in
the depths of your heart. Do you hear Him? What is He inviting you
to do? What healing does He want to bestow? As you ponder God’s
Voice, try to respond only to Him. Set aside all of your own
preferences and ideas of what God should do and seek only what He
is speaking to you. Say “Yes” to Him, do so with certitude and
conviction, and trust that whatever He speaks to you, if you have
faith in what He says, He will do it.
My gentle Lord, You speak to me day and night, calling me to the
healing I need. Help me to hear Your Voice and to respond to You in
faith. May my faith and confidence in You grow strong and become
the source of Your glorious action in my life. Jesus, I do trust in
You.
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