I have a story to share....

03.26.05 (10:38 am)

I came across this story that I would like to share with you; A man talked how he had went on a mission trip, and "the custom was over there was you were not to eat with your left hand. Your left hand was reserved for personal cleaniness functions. If you were sitting at a table, and you touched a dish with your left hand, the dish would be removed from the table, with no comment from the host about the grave error you had just done. Also when presenting a gift to someone, you were to present the the gift with your right hand, with your left hand cupping the right the right hand. This is an expression being convey of that your gift is too heavy or too much for them to receive with only one hand. This is a way of honnoring your worthiness or value of your gift as they also say thank-you." The author also went on to talk about his grandmother. "while growing up, he would remember how his grandmother would express her love for him, in the use of her hands for him. While she would make him pies, cakes, or even by just cupping his face with both of her hands." What a wonderful memory he had of his grandmother's hands. As I reflected on this, I was reminded of the times I displayed affection with my hands to my daughter. To wipe her tears from her face, to hold her hand as she would try to run ahead of me when she wanted to show me that she knew how to cross the street. And the most recent one is even as a grown adult with a child of her own, she still loves it when I would take my hands and caress her long hair. I'm reminded as Easter draws near, the love of Christ displays for us in His hands. He used them to heal the sick, and feed His flock, and to take the nails that would pay the price of my sins. And let's not forget God's promise to us, that "He holds us in His righteous right hand". Tonight when you lay your head on the pillow, I pray that the Lord will show you, how it is that through what you do with your hands, in terms of loving on someone can be a expression of how much God loves them too. I pray that He will continue to use you to display His love for us and others. In ways that may include writing a note, picking up the phone and calling someone and asking how they are doing. Or maybe just to caress someone with your hand, so that they may feel the Love that God has for them. My prayer that as you are reading this, that it minister to your heart, so that you also may feel the depth of Gods love for you, for it shows in His Son's hands. Have a Happy and Bless Easter Copyright © 2004Cmbales