Some of the most stirring but also the most tragic images the Bible gives us are of great crowds surging toward Jesus so they could be healed. At a time when humanity had only the most basic knowledge of the human body and knew of only the most rudimentary medical treatments, there were always many who suffered constantly and grievously. Thus we can picture in our minds people covered in sores limping toward him, people who could not walk crawling toward him, people unable to move being carried toward him. Surrounding him always were the most pitiable people in the most desperate of conditions.
And as they came, Jesus would reach out and touch them. As his hand came into contact with theirs, they would receive strength. As his fingers brushed against their bodies, they would be made whole—bones would be knit back together, ligaments would be strengthened, eyes would be opened, ears would be unstopped. Though the ministry of Jesus was primarily about teaching, it also involved much touching, for the crowds that surged toward him longed to feel his healing touch.
We do not have such power today, for it pleased God to allow that
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