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To: Darrin Vernier who wrote (23020)	12/3/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: Sam Ferguson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

This is not about women, but about one woman. One woman who called forth from the Galilean a virtue ...LOVE. The story I'm about to tell, each one of you undoubtedly is familiar with, for at some time or another, you have read of it in your Bible. You will remember that the Galilean was traveling along the road and as was customary, as soon as he was heard of, people left their homes, their work, and followed Him. And they gathered about him to listen that they might hear of the Power of God. Immediately about the Galilean stood his twelve disciples and about the disciples gathered the throng of people to listen. It is not narrated in the Bible why they stood about him. For one to learn they must listen and in order to listen or be able to hear,there must be order. Therefore, the twelve kept order. For where there is confusion, there is little understanding and that you have found to be true. You will remember that a certain woman whose physical body had been smitten over twelve years with an issue of blood. This woman beheld the throng and it was so great, she could not see the Galilean, let alone touch Him. And as she stood at the edge of the throng with the desire to behold his countenance, to come in closer contact with Him to receive a healing to her body, the desire so welled within her that at last she bent to her knees ... that symbolizes humility in thinking. And as she bent to the ground or knelt to the ground she crawled on her hands and knees between the feet and legs of the throng and touched the hem of His garment. What is man to understand from the press of the throng? When man has the Spiritual significance of the story and he understands God, the "press of the throng," is but symbolic of confusion in man's thinking. As her desire became great that she might receive a blessing to the healing of her body, she elevated her thinking and in consciousness humbled herself and touched the hem of the garment. What is man to understand by the "Garment" of the Galilean? The garment means but one thing. The Galilean was clothed with the virtue of the Father and thus it was not necessary for the woman to touch His hand nor to look into His face...merely through humility, desire, earnestness, but to touch the hem of the Garment. As she touched the hem of the Garment the Galilean spoke forth in these words, "Who hath touched me? For this very moment a virtue did leave me." The disciples wholly unmindful of what was taking place said, "Master no man has touched Thee, for the press of the crowd is too great." The Galilean said, "Verily so, this moment one hath touched me." Then the woman spoke and said, " 'Tis I who hath touched Thee and behold my body is healed. For twelve years I had an issue of blood and I have spent all my worldly goods and no man gave unto me comfort. But this very moment the flow of blood has stopped and my body is whole." And the Galilean answered and said, "Go thy way good woman for in this hour thy faith hath thee whole." Listen to the statement! "Go thy way, for in this very hour thy faith hath made thee whole." The Galilean took no credit for what took place. The woman had heard of the myriad healings throughout the land. Desire for the wholeness of her body became preeminent in consciousness and undoubtedly she said, "I shall find this man." Desire took her to the man. Faith...faith, dear hearts, hath made her whole. Let your faith be so quickened. Let your twelve disciples keep order for you and the press of the throng shall not interfere with those who desire to touch the hem of your garment. Remember you are "Christs" incarnate. You have that virtue which the sick of body, the troubled of mind, the broken of heart, seek. Keep yourself in readiness, as you travel the highways and byways of life and you are encountered with those whose hearts are heavy, whose paths are darkened with despair; those who have known of God, but lost God, in the confusion of mortal thinking; and perchance those who never knew God. For remember dear hearts, many are the so called teachers who teach of God. "Part of the sun in the apple, part of the moon in the rose, Part of the flaming Pleiades in everything that grows. Out of the vast comes nearness, For the God of Love of which man sings Has put a little bit of His Heaven, into every living thing. Melchisadek