dailydatewithgod

The skin of our body is our largest organism.  We have multiple sensors and receptors on our skin that are constantly sending messages to our brain of what is happening.  Most of this, we are unaware of.  Again, this is a gift because it could easily fill our day to be thinking about all the information we are receiving just in regards to our surroundings and sense of space.  But when we experience something through our skin that moves us we are touched.  Touch can be very healing and very harmful depending on how it is used.  Various cultures have specific norms regarding who can be touched and when and how.  A baby can die from lack of touch and live because it has been held and touched through critical moments–ask any Neo-natal nurse.  We shake hands with people to greet them, we hug those we are close to, we kiss those we are familiar with. All of these encounters send messages to each other about how we are connected.  I have read multiple places that as adult human beings we need so many meaningful touches per day for our own sense of well-being, connectedness, and it even lowers our blood pressure. So does this mean we need to go out and start hugging random people? Not necessarily, but if we want to feel connected and whole we need to acknowledge that part of that comes from how we touch each other.  Healthy touch does wonders for our outlook on life and it brings us back into the present moment.  We can be anywhere in the world in our head but when we are touched we are brought back to where we are right now.  God is not physically present in this universe but when we touch we becomes his hands, arms, hearts, faces, and carriers of love.  My prayer for us today is that we look for an opportunity to connect and “touch” each other literally and figuratively so that we might experience the presence of love.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen