2001
A Woman Touches Jesus’ Clothes
September 2001


“A Woman Touches Jesus’ Clothes,” Liahona, Sept. 2001, 14

A Woman Touches Jesus’ Clothes

A sick woman

A woman who was very sick had been to many doctors. She had been sick for 12 years, but the doctors could not heal her. Mark 5:25–26

She touched the hem of Jesus’ clothes

One day she saw Jesus surrounded by many people. She had heard about Him and believed she would be healed even if she could only touch His clothing. She reached out and touched the hem of His clothes. Mark 5:27–28

She was healed

She was healed immediately. Jesus turned around and asked, “Who touched my clothes?” Mark 5:29–30

Jesus said her faith had made her well

Afraid, the woman knelt by the Savior and admitted that she had touched Him. Jesus said her faith had made her well. Mark 5:33–34

Illustrated by Robert T. Barrett