Jesus is... the gentle healer

Susan Haynes | Mark 5:21-43 

A large crowd followed and pressed around [Jesus]. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.

In this passage we learn of two examples of Jesus' power to heal, and even to raise people from death - and also of his compassion for those who are in desperate need. Yet we know that most people in need are not healed. As Susan explores this topic, she tells us about an extraordinary example of miraculous healing in her own family. We look forward to the day when all of creation will be restored and there will be no more grief, suffering or pain.

The recording begins with the reading from Janet Chalmers.