THE WOMAN WITH THE ISSUE OF BLOOD

You must really wonder what this will be all about Well, a few days ago, I happened to listen again to a song of Nicole C. Mullen (one of my favorite singer !) entitled “One touch”. The music didn’t really catch me the first time I listen to it (you know, just like when you’re a child and you listen to a foreign music, you mimic the words without trying to make any sense , but later I paid more attention to the lyrics and they really struck a cord in my heart. But before going any further, here are the words :

One Touch
Been ostracized for 12 years
I’m used to being alone
Spent everything I had
And now it’s gone
I’m used to being put down
My issues tell it all
My only hope is anchored
In this fall

You must have guessed the reason behind my title by now If not, you’ll find this lady in Luke 8 : 43. I just thought this song was beautiful, because it tells a story, the story of a woman who is probably desperate after so many years trying to find a way out to an incurable disease. Just picture this lady,”ostracized” as she says, of the society at that time, being labeled as impure. She catches a glimpse of Jesus, who is probably pressed on every side by the crowd and despite the fact she might be stoned if found out, she decides to venture to touch him. But this is not all. What will happen if she makes her way to Jesus and that He discovers she has touched Him ? What if He shames her in front of everybody or shows disgust and scorn for being touched by a woman with an issue of blood ? He would be in His right … Does she really want to face all that… and maybe death ?

You see, this is also the story of a woman willing to go against the tide and the traditions of her time, just to touch Jesus and become whole. Her sickness was supposed to keep her outside of the city or at least in a remote place -so said the law-.

 Here is the question I ask myself : would I be willing to go against the tide, agaisnt the way things are done, just to come closer to Jesus and receive what He has for me ?…

PS : You can probably listen to this song here http://www.myspace.com/therealnicolecmullen

I hope you like it