Hebrews 12:1-4 / Mark 5:21-43 (2023)
It would be interesting to reflect upon why some Catholics become lukewarm and even lose faith altogether.
Don't they know who Jesus is, and what He can do for them?
And if they do, then why is it that He is not significant in their lives?
Why is it that they are not touched by Him?
Maybe the same question can be asked of the people in the scene in today's gospel.
So many people were crowding around Jesus, yet only one was touched by Him.
Certainly those crowding around Jesus have needs to be met.
So, could it be that after a while, it was a typical case of "familiarity breeds contempt' in that they were expecting Him to perform miracles instead of yearning for Him as the woman with the hemorrhage did.
And if familiarity breeds contempt, then routine and monotony can also be the death of reverence.
We may forget that in the Eucharist, something holy and sacred is happening.
Let us pray that we will never lose the faith to see the miracle of God sacrificing Himself for us.
And may we yearn to be touched by Jesus, just as the woman with the hemorrhage yearned to touch Him and to be touched by Him.