Manna in the Morning

In the New Testament we see Jesus making contact with all sorts of people. He was not put off by the social taboos of that day. He cared about people. He touched lepers... he reached out to the outcasts... he bounced children on his knee... he cared for people who were hurting and rejected. In Stockholm, Sweden, a lady was pinned beneath a streetcar. She was seriously injured and bleeding badly. A crowd collected. They tried to move the streetcar, but it was too heavy. There was nothing to do but wait for the heavy equipment to come. She was in great pain and she was losing blood rapidly. Suddenly a young man broke away from the crowd. He crawled under the streetcar and took the woman’s hand and said, “Hold my hand tightly until help comes.” In holding his hand she grew calm. She avoided going into shock. The loss of blood was slowed. Finally, after she was freed, she said, “I never knew the touch of a hand could mean so much.” Jesus is our great example... is there someone’s hand that you need to hold today?