Phenomenal Woman: From Wounds to Wholeness

Part of our year-long series: Fixing What’s Broken to Build Back Better

Ladies, can I share with you from my heart as yours truly, Lady L?

I want us to celebrate who we are as women of God.

Maya Angelou captured it when she wrote about the phenomenal woman—that woman who walks with confidence, not because of her size or her looks, but because of something deeper, something divine within her. You’ll find her poem at the end of this blog post. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do.

My amazing Sisters, we are sisters and daughters, handmade by our God. Some of us are mothers, grandmothers, business owners, nurses, teachers, caregivers, godparents—so much more!

We wear so many hats, don’t we? The CEO hat at 9 AM, the mom hat at 3 PM, the caregiver hat at 7 PM, the prayer-warrior hat at midnight.

Here’s what I want you to know today: whatever hats you wear, you are designed for them all. Proverbs 31:29 says, “Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.” You were created with the capacity, the strength, and the grace to carry every role God has placed in your life. You are phenomenal by design, not by accident.

Your Crown Is Weighty

Can I be honest for a moment? While we’re designed for these roles—while we’re called to be phenomenal—many of us are silently crying on the inside. Behind those beautiful smiles, underneath those capable hands, there are wounds that were opened but never treated—wounds that left us bound.

We’ve learned to function despite our pain. We look put-together while falling apart. We show up for everyone else—children, spouses, jobs, church—but we’ve forgotten how to show up for ourselves. We carry everyone else’s burdens and ignore the weight of our own.

The enemy whispers: “You don’t have time to heal. Everyone else’s needs come first. Strong women don’t need help. If you stop to deal with your pain, everything will fall apart.” So we keep going—until we’re running on empty and wondering if this is all life is.

Too Often, We Suffer in Silence

There was a woman in Scripture who understood this struggle. For twelve long years she suffered with an issue of blood (Mark 5:25–34). Twelve years of private pain—trying to function while bleeding internally. She “had suffered many things of many physicians… and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse” (Mark 5:26).

According to the law, she was unclean—isolated from community, cut off from the support she needed. How many of us are living like this? Bleeding emotionally, spiritually, mentally—but hiding it because we’re afraid of what people might think. We think if we’re truly phenomenal, we shouldn’t have wounds. So we remain silent.

It’s Time to Reach Out

But then something shifted. She heard that Jesus was coming. Despite fear, risk, and twelve years of disappointment, she decided: “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole” (Mark 5:28).

She pushed through the crowd—weak, dizzy, afraid—and reached out. She touched the hem of His garment… and everything changed.

What Reaching Out Can Look Like

• Call the counselor. Book the appointment and keep it.
• Find a Bible-based group. Let godly women walk with you.
• Tell a trusted friend the truth. No filters, no fronting.
• Get on your knees. Trade “I’m fine” for honest prayer.

“Daughter, Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole”

When she touched Him, “straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up” (Mark 5:29). But Jesus didn’t let her disappear. He asked, “Who touched my clothes?”—because this was the touch of desperate faith.

When she came trembling and told Him all the truth, He said unto her, “Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague” (Mark 5:34).

Daughter, You Are Worthy of Wholeness

You don’t earn healing. You receive it. You are worthy because you are His. Proverbs 31:30 declares that a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised, and Proverbs 31:31 says to honor her for all her hands have done.

The voices saying, “Everyone else comes first,” “You’re selfish to want healing,” or “You should be able to handle it”—that’s not your Father speaking. God wants you whole, healed, and free. Not later—now.

I Can Be Phenomenal and Healed

• It looks like a woman whose worth is based on Whose she is, not how much she can carry.
• It looks like joy replacing obligation because she’s serving from wholeness, not woundedness.
• It looks like “No” without guilt, “Help” without shame, and self-care without apology.
• It looks like strength that tells the truth about struggle—and reaches for Jesus.

Today, I’m calling you to be both: phenomenal and healed. Stop suffering in silence. Reach for the hem of His garment. Believe you deserve wholeness in Christ. Your healing won’t just change your life—it will bless every life you touch.

You are a phenomenal woman, handmade by God, designed for every role you carry—and you are worthy of healing. Don’t wait another day, another year, another decade. Your time is now. Your wholeness is now. Reach out and touch Him today. He’s calling you “Daughter,” and He’s ready to make you whole.

Scripture References

Mark 5:25–34 • Mark 5:26 • Mark 5:28 • Mark 5:29 • Mark 5:34 • Proverbs 31:29 • Proverbs 31:30 • Proverbs 31:31

Phenomenal Woman — Poem Excerpt

Excerpt used for educational and inspirational purposes. Full poem available in Maya Angelou’s book “And Still I Rise” (Random House, 1978).