Genesis 28:10-22 / Matthew 9:18-26
One of our five senses is the sense of touch.
The eyes enable us to see, the ears enable to hear, the nose enables us to smell and the tongue enables us to taste.
When it comes to the sense of touch, the skin is the sensory organ for touch, enabling us to feel textures, temperature, pressure, and pain.
Primarily we use our hands to touch and feel, but we are also able to feel with the other parts of the body.
In the gospel, the woman who was suffering from haemorrhage for 12 years came up from behind Jesus to touch the fringe of His cloak.
It was a desperate act in search for a cure, but it was also a great act of faith.
For the woman, touching the fringe of the cloak of Jesus was enough for her, and she got her cure.
And Jesus affirmed her of her faith. She believed that even touching the fringe of the cloak of Jesus was enough for her.
As we come forward to receive Holy Communion later, we will receive Jesus.
Jesus reaches out to us to touch us to tell us that He loves us, that He forgives us and that He heals and strengthens us.
Let us receive Jesus reverently, and we will receive blessings upon blessings, and our faith will also be strengthened.