Listen up, little ones
Listen for the word touch.
Reading
Mark 5:25-34-She Touched His Garment
Optional Reading
Leviticus 16
Keys for kids
- The woman touched Jesus's garment to be healed.
- Jesus knew that she touched His garment.
- He healed her and taught her.
Questions
- How would you describe the woman's faith?
- What made Jesus aware that the woman touched Him?
- Why did Jesus call attention to the woman?
Notes
(See Saturday for authors.)
The poor woman did her best to escape attention. But she, like so many in her day, believed that sometimes the garments or even the shadow of the godly could bring healing. So as Jesus passed by, she momentarily closed her frail hand about the edge of his cloak, or perhaps one of its four tassels (Numbers 15:37-40). In a vivid, technicolor moment which lives in her eternal memory, she felt healing course through her body, and she was whole! Without a word Jesus' power completely healed her in the anonymity of the jostling throng. The same power which he used to make the sea instantly lie flat and to restore the raving demoniac healed her long-standing illness. ...
We see in this drama that Christ instructs real faith, even if it is imperfect. Jesus said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering" (v. 34). He was tender with her (this is the only recorded instance of Jesus addressing a woman as "daughter"). "Daughter, your faith has healed you"-not your touch, not your superstition, not magic, but your faith. Her faith may have been as tiny as a mustard seed, but Jesus saw it, honored it, and developed it. That is why Jesus called her before the multitude.
Swedish Method questions
Praise
Psalm 103a, 51a
Prayer
- Ask God to teach you even more about faith.
- Pray for the hearing of God’s Word preached this Lord’s Day’s.
- Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.