Touch

When people come through the front door of church they run a gauntlet of handshakes, hugs and, for the children, high-fives.  Last Sunday I overheard one of the widows telling some of the men, “I just need to come here every week to get my hugs and pats. I need that human touch.” There are multiple accounts of people wanting to touch Jesus, and Jesus wanting to touch them. In a sense, elements of the Lord's touch are still possible through the Counselor, the Spirit of truth and his human host, the believer. Jesus said, “…The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you (John 14:17b-18 NIV).”