She woke up from a restless nights sleep, something in her told her today was going to be a day unlike any other, no more doctor visits, or appointments, no more money, soon all she had would be gone to pay for the doctors, slowly rising out of bed pain racking her body once again. "what in the world is all that comotion?"..."JESUS IS COMING HERE TODAY!!" "jesus, i have heard of him, some say he is a scam, others proclaim him to be a healer, the very son of god himself, even if he is the son of god, i cant approach him, i cant even walk to him, im too weak,besides the law forbids women to even approach men when they have an issue of blood"...........she drifted off in thought and a weakned state of sleep, she was startled awake by a huge crowd yelling "JESUS" over and over, her tears stung her cheeks as they rolled down her face "if i can just touch the hem of his garment then i know i can be made whole, no longer an outsider, a reject, but someone touched by the very hand of God himself"...crawling hand over hand walking when she can, she made her way to the edge of the crowd, her eyes caught his form caught his eyes, "this is no usual man, eyes so full of love maybe. just maybe...Jesus' mind going back to the night before thinking back " jesus, i told thiswoman that she could not see you, or come into my house even, she brought an alabaster box, she says she is here to wash your feet and annoint you for your burial"..."Let her come to me"...the woman's eyes full ofpain and hurt, with years of disappointment kneeling at his feet, the pain jesus felt from her. slowly she opens her box of alabaster and pours it on to his feet, with her hair she lovingly dries his them as well, with a gentle hand, and a soothing smile jesus spoke, "daughter, go sin no more, your sins are forgiven you. what you once were you are no more". all at once she felt the pain of all the years past defeat gone, with a commanding voice she heard him say " woman thou art loosed" with those spoken words her years of shame, disappointment, heartache vanished. a new woman, whole and restored went from the housing praising him..........taken from deep thought " who touched me"? his disciples replied "lord all these people and you asked who touched me'? "I felt virtue flow from me!"....his eyes caught hers shyly she came forward head bowed tears flowing " daughter i say unto you, your faith has made you whole"...this time tears of joy, and not of pain and disappointment flooded her eyes knowing that today is surely unlike any others. so many of us go through life needing to be made whole, and we think " if i had a husband or wife, boyfriend, girlfriend i'd be a whole person, we are not made whole or complete from the extension of other people, only by the touch of the master's hand can we be made whole and complete