She had been bearing her shame for a long time. I imagine she had managed to hide this from even those closest to her. But, out of necessity, her “sworn to secret” Doctors knew. And they had used this knowledge to extract much money out of her – probably promising to heal but instead delivering hopelessness.

Mark 5:25–29 (ESV) — 25 And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, 26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.

Today, if you suffer from a medically unexplained illness it is called “heartsink”. The associated emotions are blame, shame, and hopelessness.

After 12 years of trying out the world’s physician provided pills and procedures, she reaches out and touches Jesus Christ.

Mark 5:27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.”

Friend, is your heart hurting? It’s time for your peace to return!

Mark 5:29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.