Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole
I am facilitating the Emotional Resilience class for our stake right now and am loving it! Recently, we talked about time management, stress and anxiety. During our discussion we were instructed to watch this video: I was poignantly impressed by the wording of this story differently than I have before. The woman with the issue of blood says, “I knew if I could just touch thy clothes, then I would be whole.” Jesus replies, “Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole.” Notice, Jesus did not say, “I have healed you.” No, instead He said, “Thy faith” has healed you. It was the power within the woman that increased her access to His power to heal. His focus on was on her faith. How empowering is that? In the video President Nelson states, “Faith that motivates us to action gives us more access to His power.” This woman knew she could be healed (faith) if she reached out and touched His garment (action). This way of looking at it may raise such questions as: What does that me
