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The Woman Who Bleed for Twelve Years

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And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. (Luke 8:43-44)

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Many people were waiting for Jesus.

Wherever Jesus went, the crowd came along with him.

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Some of them wanted to hear Jesus preaching about the gospel of heaven.

Some of them wanted Jesus to heal their diseases.

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One of the women of the crowd had a great wish.

This woman had suffered from a secret disease for many years.

The disease had to do with bleeding a lot.

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She had tried to heal her illness for a long time.

She had gone to many doctors to make her healed.

She had wasted a lot of money but all of the doctors could not heal her.

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Finally, the woman came to Jesus to see if he could make her well after twelve years of suffering. Could this be the answer to her problem?

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Jesus came to the crowd of many people.

They welcomed Jesus, for they were all expecting him.

She was also waiting for a chance to meet Jesus.

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However, the woman did not have the courage to get close to Jesus.

Then a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house. So they were on their way to his house in a hurry.

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Meanwhile, many people began to press against Jesus.

The woman came alongside Jesus, too.

But the woman still did not have the courage.

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She thought, 'Jesus may know everything about me even if I do not have the courage.

If I could just only touch the edge of his cloak, I will be healed of my sickness.'

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And then the woman came up behind Jesus and her hand touched Jesus' cloak without anyone knowing.

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At the moment of touching the edge of his cloak, she knew that her body became lighter and that something had changed in her body.

Immediately her bleeding had stopped.

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Then Jesus stopped and asked,

"Who touched me?”Jesus knew someone had touched his cloak.

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But the people all denied it. Peter said,

"Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.

You must have only felt that."

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Jesus continued, "No, someone has touched me.

I know that power has gone out from me."

She knew that she could no longer hide herself.

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Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet.

In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.

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Jesus praised her faith and said, "Daughter, your faith has healed you.

Go in peace." She was healed by her faith.

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Jesus knew her heart even though she did not say directly. Seeing her faith, Jesus let her be healed. Jesus can see our faith. Jesus knows what we need and he can solve all of our problems. Therefore, we should leave our problems with Jesus like the woman and be faith-believing people.