Rev. Noelle York-Simmons
June 08, 2008
In our Gospel today, we are introduced to a woman who has been suffering
for years, well over a decade, with some sort of bleeding disease, probably
a menstrual hemorrhage. She was, like so many of our most compelling
biblical characters, an outcast. And, like so many of our most compelling
biblical characters, she possesses a courage that far surpasses her brief
mention in our Scriptures. Faith, yes, of course, faith just as Jesus
pointed out, that leads to the reality of her healing. But she had, above
all, courage to act upon that faith.