| Back in the 13th century there was a German emperor named Frederick the Second who wanted to know what language children would speak if no one ever spoke to them. He chose several newborns and he instructed the nurses to feed them but to provide them no cuddling or talking. What language do you think the children grew up speaking?
None! Because, they didn’t grow up at all. All the babies died before they could talk.
We human beings only thrive when we are touched. One doctor investigated the health of the elderly who were confined to nursing homes. He found that elderly people who had a pet were healthier and lived longer than elderly people who did not have a pet. Even a pet we can touch and who rubs against us does something positive for our health.
There was a study done of successful basketball teams that suggested that successful basketball teams communicate affirmation to each other through touch more often than unsuccessful teams. Successful teams have players who constantly put their arms around teammates who are feeling down or who just blew a play. Successful teams are regularly seen high-fiving with their teammates.
We need to be touched. We thrive only when we are touched. And most of all we need God our Creator’s touch.
Here is what we read in Romans 5.5, “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
The Apostle Paul says that the thing that secures us, that gives us joy in the face of trials, is a direct experience of love poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. The outpouring of the Spirit is God reaching down from heaven and touching us in a way that assures us that God is real and that God loves us.
God’s touch communicates to us that the Christian story is true, that there is a reason to hope, and that our present suffering will result in our ultimate joy!
Ask God to fill you with His Holy Spirit and to feel His touch–and then–reach out and touch others in a positive way!
Blessings,
Thora
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So tragic to do to infants I was mortified couldn’t imagine doing that. I totally notice a difference in all the kids I come in contact with even slightest touch makes them smile love that
It’s such a sad story! We all need human, but mostly divine touch.
So important to reach out and touch others!