Courage, Daughter

"If only I can touch His cloak." Matthew 9:21

Jesus was always walking and I have no doubt that there were many more occasions that people tried to touch the tassels on His cloak. In the 9th chapter of Matthew, a woman who had been hemorrhaging for 12 years came up behind him. Although she was trying to be inconspicuous, Jesus turned around, saw her, and said, "Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you." And she was healed.

Love heals. Love combined with faith always heals. One thing I like about Facebook is we are given many opportunities to pray for each other. We may live in different continents, but we can reach out to each other in prayer. When someone asks for prayer, I try to pray right then and there. And the wonderful thing is, I have seen answers to prayer proclaimed on Facebook as well. Jesus' cloak covers both the one who prays and the one who receives prayer. We are One in His healing Spirit. 

Let us not be afraid to reach out across the miles to pray for one another. I know it takes courage to pray. We are always hesitant because of our uncertainty if God is listening to us or not. We do not want to go out on a limb. We are so careful with our words. Sometimes our minds cannot wrap around the enormity of what we are asking that we ask for so little from a big God. But everyday, miracles happen. I’ve received two miracle healings from God and I am not afraid to ask for another. I don’t think God has a quota for each person. And He certainly won’t say, “That’s enough. You’ve said 5 prayers today. I’m not going to listen to any more pleadings!” We can just go about our day, the whole day, just talking to our Father, and asking Him for small and big things. 

When we do that, I know we are able to touch His cloak in love and healing.