Touch

Mark 1:40-41
And there came a leper to Him beseeching Him and kneeling down unto Him and saying unto Him, 'If Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean.' And Jesus moved with compassion put forth His hand, and touched Him, and saith unto Him, 'I will: Be Thou clean.'

Can you imagine not being touched or being able to touch? Touch, one of the five basic senses. We don't think about it but it is so vital to feeling loved, to feeling secure. It's like having a human being live in darkness. Can you imagine living without light? Touch is important. A newborn baby needs to be held, needs to be touched. It helps the baby feel secure, feel safe. This man: no one wanted to touch him. No one wanted to be near him. JESUS. He heard of this Jesus and wanted to meet Him. Jesus was not like the others. When society abandoned him, Jesus accepted him. He reached out and touched him and this man was never the same.