This appears to be a simple story of faith healing,
unremarkable in this context, so why was it included?
Maybe because this involved a woman,
Maybe because the woman sought to be changed secretly,
which must have been common amongst the followers.
They would have continued to follow faithfully
but not acknowledged their new allegiance.
In this case Jesus noticed her
and challenged her.
Such undercover support must have been common
and infuriating to those upfront and open,
suffering persecution for their faith.
We too are called to admit our allegiance;
to be open and honest about what we believe;
despite any calumny which may follow our admission,
from either those with a literal understanding
or those with no belief at all.
HOWEVER
maybe there is more to this tale than lies on the surface,
for we can never really know the context of the Bible stories
and often misunderstand the coded messages that they convey.
The story also needs to be considered within the context
of the delay involved in reaching Jairus's daughter,
described in the surrounding passages.
How are these two tales linked?
Another view
Notably both stories fit into a twelve year timescale.
The woman's issue of blood started twelve years ago
at the same time as Jairus's daughter was born.
Was this a tale of mother and daughter?
Was she waiting at Jairus's gate?
What is the context?
Some see this healing as addressing the sin of the woman,
confusing, as they do, physical and spiritual illness.
However perhaps the sin addressed here is that of the religious legalism;
that which barred the woman from a full life, because of her illness;
a legalism that might have been applied by Jairus himself.
Was it within Jairus that the true healing took place?
Perhaps the death of Jairus's daughter came,
either symbolically in their relationship or through mental pressure,
from his refusal to admit, or accept her mother because of her condition
and both mother and daughter were recovered to him when he admitted his fault;
when it was no longer an issue between them.
This story, and those that surround it,
have hidden depths that we often ignore.
We treat the world of Jesus as like our own
and forget the complexities we do not understand.