As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him. 43 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years,but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked.
When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.48 Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.” (Luke 8:42-48)
One might say that Luke's Gospel is the Gospel of Peace. It begins with the announcements to Mary and to the shepherds that Christ was coming to bring peace to earth, and ends with Jesus appearing to His disciples appearing to His disciples after the resurrection saying "Peace to You." Peace is something men have always longed for. Even in Genesis, one of the blessings God promised to the patriarchs was peace in their land. This past century has been a longing for peace in nations and in the human heart. This woman came seeking not only a healing for her disease, but peace in her heart - she wanted to know that her illness was not because she was evil or God was powerless - that life was not out of control. Christ is the great giver of peace. He call always is: stop striving - with each other and within yourselves; trust in Me and find peace.
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