Saturday, April 10, 2010
hugs
Okay, I'm back (for at least tonite). I was told thru certain connections that someone in Tennessee thinx I need to put something new on my blog. I learned this from that certain connection at a funeral service this week. At that funeral, I got to thinkin about hugs. Yes, hugs. I've never been one to show much affection in public, except occassionally to my wife (G rated of course). But! I do kinda like hugs. My mother-in-law was a hugger, and I really miss her hugs. Anyway, at this funeral I received & gave a few hugs to relatives that I hadn't seen for a while or who were grieving. When, where, & why is it good to give hugs. I started to write a poem about this once and not sure why I didn't finish it. Hugs are great if given sincerely. Suggested reasons for hugs: Long time no see; Comfort; Love; Welcome; Sorrow; Congrats; Thanx; Apologies; Best Wishes; Holidays; Birthdays; Goodbye; Celebrations; and I'm sure the list goes on. Again, the hug needs to be sincere. The best hug any of us can get, is the hug from God. There have been, and will continue to be, many times in our lives that we just need a hug from God. And we know that He is right there with that hug, holding us in His arms, guiding us thru each experience that comes our way. Need a hug today? Look to God. He loves to give hugs.
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Good to have you back, Jack! I agree with you about the hugs. Our family wasn't "touchy-feely" growing up, but the older I get, I find the more I'm becoming more & more emotional & "touchy-feely." I got involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on the campus of Central Michigan University when we lived in Mt. Pleasant, MI. One of the coolest things about that group of college student athletes was that, as soon as you entered the meeting room, someone was walking toward you to give you a hug. It might have been the star basketball player (who you would've thought would have been like, "Do you know who I am, chump?!") ... but rather it was a "I'm here to honor you & say that you are accepted here" feeling instead. And then you got hugs from everyone else on top of that!
ReplyDeleteI know that with our girls, I am so much more into the showing affection than I think our parents were with us. In any case, I like your thoughts about hugs from God. While that is true, don't you think, too, that it is even possible -- that, after all, we are to be "little Christs" -- that sometimes hugs from His people are actually hugs from God Himself? I once heard a message titled "Garden Friends" that talked about how we need people in our lives, the speaker called them "Jesus with skin," who are there for us now (physically) when Jesus can't be.
In any case, thanks for sharing!
Hope you guys are doing well ...
Jerald
Can I just say that hugs can be very annoying too. There have been several times in the past month where people think that I somehow need a hug. People I never really had talked to before would come up and just randomly hug me. Not fun. I think hugs are appropriate at times, funerals, weddings...but that's about it.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Who raised Chris.
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