Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray...
Matthew 19:13 ESV
Clearly this was not something unusual going on here, but was Jesus' regular practice.
To touch people.
And to pray.
Sometimes the people we pray for are a long way away, and it's a bit tricky to reach out a hand, but when we're with people maybe this should be our regular practice too...
Reach out a hand - and pray :)
Touch is important for our thriving and sometimes, some people are starved of it.
Touch is something you give that costs you nothing :)
And pray.
I like to pray for me, my stuff, but Jesus' practice was to pray for others...may that be our practice too :)
#lovepeople
#pray
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he ...
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