There are days when the question, “How Long?” wears heavily in our souls. There are days when this question can seem to be the only question left to ask, with an answer that feels far away or impossible. God meets us in this question and we don’t need to be afraid to ask the question on our hearts. It is okay to tell God how long we have waited. God, give us the strength to wait for the answer that rests in our hearts. Give us the courage to continue to wait with hope.
Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhage for twelve years; and though she had spent all she had on physicians, no one could cure her. She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his clothes, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. Then Jesus asked, ‘Who touched me?’ When all denied it, Peter said, ‘Master, the crowds surround you and press in on you.’ But Jesus said, ‘Someone touched me; for I noticed that power had gone out from me.’ When the woman saw that she could not remain hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before him, she declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.
Luke 8:43-48