Neville Goddard on Mark 5:25-34 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

25And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

26And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

28For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

29And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

30And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

31And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

32And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

33But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

34And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

Mark 5:25-34

Biblical Context

A woman plagued for twelve years, exhausted by physicians and unable to find relief, believes that touching Jesus' garment will heal her. She is healed when she acts on that belief, and Jesus affirms that her faith has made her whole.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider the scene as a parable of inner life. The twelve years of her condition symbolize a long habit of lack, a stubborn belief that you are defined by absence. The crowd represents the restless thoughts and social conditions that press in to keep you from your true self. Hearing of Jesus is hearing of the I AM within—the living Word in you that makes all things possible. When she says, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole, she declares a present-tense decree: the remedy already exists as a state of consciousness and I will identify with it. By pressing through, she makes contact with the hem—the fringe of the outer expression of inner power—and immediately the fountain dries up. The flow of virtue leaving him is the energy that shifts belief; the inquiry, Who touched my clothes? marks the moment consciousness becomes aware of its own action. The response, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole, teaches that faith is not belief in events but assent to your true nature. You are the I AM; healing follows as surely as dawn follows night.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, in present tense, 'I am whole now.' Feel the inner energy touch the hem of my consciousness and know healing is already mine.