Give a Hug – Day 326

Give a Hug

Day 326

Sometimes a hug is all that is needed.

Jeffrey, who lost his son, says, “The first Sunday we went back to church after this happened, one of the ladies walked in, and we did not know her at all. She walked over, and she saw our name tags. She just grabbed both of us and hugged us and started crying. And she didn’t speak a word.

“That meant more to us just to know that she had a heart, and she had compassion. She didn’t know what to say, and she didn’t say anything. But she was willing to let her emotion show and just embrace us.”

Christians are carriers of God’s power. A simple, heartfelt hug provides a release of that holy, healing power. Always look for the opportunity to spread God’s goodness daily and in a variety of ways.

One of the teachers of the law came to them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”

“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord our God with all your heart and with all your souls and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:28-31).

Lord God, may Your healing power be released in me as I take the opportunity to love. Amen.