(Listen to this homily here).
We heard the same account of the Gospel today—although it
was from Mark, not Matthew—a couple of Sundays ago. This is kind of a sandwich report—first the troubles with
Jairus’ daughter, then the woman, then back to the little girl. Then I preached on the incredible
miracle of Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter from the dead. Today I would like to focus on the
woman who was healed from hemorrhages.
Imagine
the faith of this woman! She had
spent twelve years suffering, in pain and with no solution. She thought to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I
shall be cured.” And she
was. In Mark’s narrative, Jesus
knew that power had left him and he asked who touched him. In fear the woman fessed up. Jesus’ response affirmed how she was
cured: “Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you.”
In
another place in the Scriptures, a father intercedes for his possessed
son. As part of his plea this man says,
“…if you
can do anything, have pity on us and help us.” I love Jesus’ response: “If you can! All things are possible to him who believes.” It’s almost like Jesus is saying, “Do
you know who I am? I am God! I can do anything!”
Jesus
could not help but healing the woman.
Jesus cannot help but answering our prayers. But we have to approach him with faith!
At
Mass this morning, and throughout this day God has given us, let’s faithfully
bring our prayers to Jesus. Let’s
be intercessors for those who need to touch the cloak of Christ, for he
promises he will answer our prayers
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