Matthew 9- Thy Faith hath made thee whole

 In Matthew 9:20-22 it talks about one of my favorite healing Jesus performed in the scriptures. The women who touched Jesus' garment and was made whole has such symbolism and hope that we may too be healed. I love the account in Luke 8 and how a talk entitles, "One among the Crowd" by Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander of the First Quorum of the Seventy shares his insights. He says, "Among the crowd was a woman. I see a humble woman, perhaps even a timid woman, approaching the Savior from behind and then with embarrassment confessing that she had touched the hem of His garment. She was a woman exhausted and impoverished by her difficulties. She was desperate for help. Outwardly, there was little to distinguish her from any other person in the crowd. No one tried to stop her from moving toward Jesus. Certainly, the Apostles neither noticed her nor made any attempt to stop her. But there was something that set her apart from all others in the crowd that day. Though buried among the thronging mass, she resolutely and quietly pressed forward with a single purpose in mind: to come to the Savior, having faith that He had the power to heal her, that He cared about her and would respond to her need. In this one thing she set herself apart from the crowd. The crowd came to see, but the woman came to be healed." I really like this and how she reached for the Savior with faith among this crazy crowd of people who didn't believe and who even mocked Jesus. She came to be healed by the lord, believing in him and reaching for him, a symbol of action. I believe that today we need to do the same thing in a crowd full of people who may not share our values. We must not be afraid and reach out for the Saviors help and having faith that we may be made whole.