Note 1 at Lk. 8:45: The multitudes were thronging Jesus (i.e. to compress; crowd on all sides; Mk. 5:31), so it seems strange that He would ask, "Who touched me?" Many people were physically touching Jesus but this woman touched His power by faith. Many people in the crowd probably needed healing, but this person is the only person mentioned who received. The difference was the touch of faith.

If it was simply Jesus' willingness to heal that determined whether or not the healing took place, then all of the sick in this multitude would have been healed. This instance illustrates that it's not prayer that saves the sick but rather the prayer of faith that saves the sick (Jas. 5:15).