Woman Touches Jesus is Cured by Her Faith 

The morning after Jesus had the encounter with Amos, the Kheresa lunatic, he and the apostles were greeted by a large crowd; the news had already reached Bethsaida and Capernaum, and Jesus graciously spoke with those who had assembled, many of whom were hoping for healing.

Jairus, one of the synagogue rulers, came so close to Jesus that he could fall at his feet. Jairus took Jesus’ hand and begged him to come to his house because his only child – his little daughter – was at home, close to death. He said: "I pray that you will come and heal her." And Jesus answered: "I will go with you."

And as they walked along, the crowd followed to see what would happen next. But before they could go very far through a narrow street, Jesus suddenly stopped as he was being pushed and shoved by the crowd. He said loudly, "Someone touched me." Peter stated that so many people were around him; how could he say someone touched him? It seemed that everyone was touching him at that point. But Jesus answered, "I asked who touched me, for I perceived that living energy had gone forth from me."

At that moment, Jesus looked around and noticed a woman who came forward. Her name was Veronica, and she was from Caesarea-Philippi. She knelt at his feet and said: "For years, I have been afflicted with a scourging hemorrhage. I have suffered many things from many physicians; I have spent all my substance, but none could cure me. Then I heard of you, and I thought if I may but touch the hem of his garment, I shall certainly be made whole. And so I pressed forward with the crowd as it moved along until, standing near you, Master, I touched the border of your garment, and I was made whole; I know that I have been healed of my affliction." Jesus took her hand and lifted her up, saying: "Daughter, your faith has made you whole; go in peace."

This was a case of a miraculous healing that Jesus did not consciously will to happen. It was what one could call a true faith healing; her faith was such that it was only necessary that she approach the person of Jesus. Her faith could access his creative power, which is what he felt when it passed from his person to her. She didn’t even have to touch his garment. In time, it became clear that this woman’s disease was truly cured. This instance is one example of many miraculous cures that happened during Jesus’ time on earth.

When he told Veronica that her faith had made her whole, he wanted her to know that it wasn’t the act of touching his garment that had been effective; that was mere superstition on her part. It wasn’t that she somehow "stole" her healing without his knowing. He wanted her and everyone else who witnessed this healing to know that her pure and living faith alone had affected her complete cure.