" That there was an actual giving of His own strength to the afflicted whom He healed is evident from the present instance. Passive belief on the part of a would-be recipient of blessing is insufficient; only when it is vitalized into active faith is it a power; so also of one who ministers in the authority given of God, mental and spiritual energy must be operative if the service is to be effective. "

― James E. Talmage , Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures, Both Ancient and Modern