Mark 5:26-29 - She had suffered a great deal

5:26-28

She had spent a lot of money on doctors, but to no effect. Indeed, her condition had worsened. Interestingly, Luke the physician does not mention the bit about the doctors in his account! The woman heard about Jesus and believed that He could heal her where all others had failed. She came up behind Him in the crowd, wanting to keep a low profile, and touched His cloak.  She believed that if she could just touch His cloak she would be healed. 

5:29

As soon as she touched His cloak the bleeding stopped and she “felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering”. In some ways her faith was small, but in others was large. There was no immediate direct interaction with Jesus, though that would soon change, and a cynic or a religious type might object “how could touching His cloak heal her”. The woman had faith and so she was healed, and this was Jesus’ interpretation of the situation!