Desperation Needed

The woman who touched the edge of Jesus' cloak was desperate. Her bleeding would have excluded from normal social and religious interactions. She had tried many doctors and had spent all her money as her condition grew worse. She was physically ill, socially isolated, spiritually rejected, and financially destitute. She faced a very bleak future. Then along came Jesus and a new possibility emerged. And desperation helps. I suspect that there are a lot of things that God is wanting to do, but we're just not desperate enough to believe when we ask