Virtue had gone out of him.

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“And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?” Mark 5

In reading a little I learned that some of the meanings to the word “virtue” used here were, moral goodness, power, obedience to Truth, purity.

One commentator spoke to the fact that many were crowding around most likely touching Jesus in this crowd but not all were affected by this touch.

Several writers referred to the “virtue had gone out of him” as the power of the holy Spirit, goodwill of God, that which drives out evil spirits, the Love of God.

I asked myself if when I read Science and Health, the Christ, Truth in this age, “Am I reaching out for the Christ, Truth in faith, with expectancy of healing?” The Christ was there but not all reached out to him with faith nor were affected by proximity to the Christ. I took to heart that this particular healing was mentioned in the Bible in great detail out of the many many testimonies of those healed by him. So I took this as an instructive example of receptive thought. It took such courage and faith for her to come forward to acknowledge the truth and risk the consequences. Her honesty was part of the complete healing. I am very grateful that this story has been included in several of our lessons lately. So much to gain from one story. Thank you lesson writers!

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