As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. 43 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone. 44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased. 45 And Jesus said, “Who was it that touched me?” When all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds surround you and are pressing in on you!” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.” 47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 48 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.” A lot of things here are similar to what we have seen before: an illness no one else could heal, a woman humbly coming up behind Him to stay out of the limelight, the power of God flowing out of Him, Jesus' pronouncement of peace. There is nothing new here, but there is a difference. Jesus wants to make it clear that in the midst of the increasing crowds and bigger miracles, He has not lost sight of one soul. Though we have seen that His healing power just kind of flowed out of Him, He does not want us to see it as some impersonal force. Just as the Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force, Jesus was very aware of each person whose life He touched. Though He was already on His way to heal another, Jesus was not too busy to stop. Just because Jesus' miracles were becoming bigger did not mean He could not see individuals in need, like you and me, and personally respond to them.
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