Touch

There is magnificence in the soft touch between two people who love one another.

When we love, we have the tendency to find safety in the comfort of being able to express our raw emotions and feelings in spite of how it may affect our loved ones.  Sometimes it causes us to harden our hearts, and we shut down from the world and the people who love us most.

Touch was inspired by my relationship with my wife when we first started dating.

While learning to love one another, we were often faced with the challenge to keep calm, to show kindness, and to express comforting affection towards one another while sharing our raw emotions of our pasts or the struggles we were facing at that time in our lives.  As we grew in our relationship together, we were reminded that God created us with the intent to love and to be loved, but with gentleness towards one another.  Most of the time it is challenging, but there is so much beauty in loving someone gently, being a gentle supporter, and to show compassion in gentle ways.

Now, I challenge you to soften your touch towards the people you love the most - you never know how much they actually need your gentle touch.