 Spiritual: December 27, 2011 Issue [#4795] |
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This week: A Healing Touch Edited by: KimChi  
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Welcome to the Spiritual Newsletter. I'm Kimchi, your hostess this week.
This newsletter explores matters of the spirit; it's a place to talk about little concerns of the heart and the big questions of the soul. Feel free to add your comments, questions, and ideas for topics. |
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"Babies don't spoil. You can't hold them too long or love them enough."
Grandma
Jesus could heal the sick with the touch of his cloak, but even we mere humans have the power to heal with our hands. Parents perform miracles daily: reading the mind of a screaming, writhing infant; soothing a gassy stomach with pats on the back, and kissing boo-boos to take away the sting.
Calming an upset child is not only related to physical processes (rocking, digestion) but also to the bond of love and trust in the family relationship. But that doesn't mean there isn't magic in a mother rocking her baby to sleep, a father healing a scrape with a kiss.
A simple touch can heal. We can ease loneliness with a hug, reassure with a pat on the hand. And at our lowest point, when the world is dim, a touch can bring us back from the edge of death and insanity. Invariably, someone will hold our hand, let us sob against their shoulder until our tears trail off and breath returns. And somehow the grief lifts, maybe only for a short while, enough to breathe, to stand erect and bear what must be born. A friend's loving hand has the power to physically pick us up, even share our pain, absorb it, and give it back in tears of sympathy. This is not a learned technique for "laying on hands" like Reiki or Quantum Touch, it is a natural ability to transfer love and healing with our fingertips.
Everyone needs physical contact, some people more than others. People, like houseplants and pets, thrive with a gentle caress and a kind word. A professional massage is good for the muscles and has overall health benefits; a personal massage is good for body and relationship. Even having a pet to stroke helps us live longer, healthier lives.
When we touch another we are proving that this person matters to us, that they belong. Babies need the security of a mother's arms until they learn to make sense of their world, children thrive on high five's and hugs, and adults need their snuggles, too. Unfortunately as we age we tend to touch less but we cherish more the rare moments when we hold someone's hand, or hug, or kiss. Maybe that's why grandparents are the best baby rockers and boo-boo kissers.
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From my hotel room window, I could see an oversized billboard with his face on it: Jason, the Great Magician.
"Touch everyone"
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 Is there magic at our fingertips? In what ways can we heal with the sense of touch?
silk153
I love Christmas cos it's all about family for me. Our tradition was for my sister, brother and I to sleep in the same room on Christmas Eve, the only night we ever did that and the only night guarenteed that we'd get along. It was exciting and we got to stay up late and get up early to find a stocking filled with treats at the end of our bed. Love those times.
Zeke 
How about celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ?
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factorian
well i'll take easter holidays as my most favorite becasue of the feeling it has attached to it
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