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January 16, 2026 Paid subscribers

The Anointing That Reaches the Fringe

From the Tassel of Jesus to the Integrated Body of the Church

The Gospel tells us of a woman who had suffered for twelve years—bleeding, weakened, and exhausted by cures that failed her. She does not interrupt Jesus. She does not ask Him to stop. She does not reach for His hands or His face. Instead, she reaches for tassel—the hem of His garment—the furthest edge of His physical presence that was still fully Him:

“If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well.” (Matthew 9:21)

And when she touches it,

“Immediately her hemorrhage stopped.” (Luke 8:44)

Power flows—not from spectacle, but from faith at the fringe.

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