Touching the Hem

Life is often a bit of an emotional roller coaster.  Job challenges for me, a job loss for my husband, financial battles, and too much clutter all add up to a need for stress relief!  Today, I saw a reference to the story in Matthew chapter 9 about the woman who touched the hem of Jesus' garment.  He felt her desperation, and he felt healing virtue being released.   He turned around and saw her, and told her that her faith had made her whole.

I had an 'Aha!' moment when I realized that she touched the hem of his garment.  That means she was bowed down, or maybe even prostrate.  She was down at ground level, and couldn't go any lower than that. 

Having done all....stand (Eph. 6:13).  Or touch the hem.