Our Arms Are The Only Way God Has To Hug His Children

Hugs are a universal language. You may not know how to say I love you or I care about you in French or Spanish or Italian or Portuguese,  but a hug speaks volumes, as does a refusal to hug someone. You may not know how to speak the language of dog or cat, but a hug lets your pet know of your love for them. Hugs are vital to our sense of well being.

Have you ever thought about people who never receive a hug in a day or week or even a year? In a difficult economy, lack of money in the bank is very troublesome. But even more troublesome is lack of love and acceptance in our soul banks.

Go to any large city and look at the people on its streets. You will most assuredly  see people in tattered clothing, wearing blankets, and perhaps pushing a shopping cart containing all of their worldly possessions. Look under city bridges. Humanity will be  huddled in homes made of cardboard boxes.

 Homelessness is such a pervasive blight, especially in difficult economic times as tent cities rise in city parks. As we see suffering humanity, do we judge them as “hopeless dregs of society” or do we count our blessings knowing business executives  have lost their jobs,  homes and even  their families and we could be next.

Do we look away or do we ask God how we can most effectively love them? One of the simplest expressions of love is the most powerful…a hug. So how does God show His love for them? By using our arms. Only through using our arms, can God hug His children.

Our arms can show love to those whom society has no desire to touch. Our arms can show love by handing someone a sandwich or cooking them a meal where they otherwise would have none. Our arms can show God’s love by gathering clothes in our closets and distributing them to people who are covered in tattered clothing. Our arms can put canned food in a container for the homeless or sort food at a food bank.

Look at your biceps and triceps. Are they strong and finely shaped by weightlifting at the gym?  We can go to the gym to build impressive biceps, but God would rather see biceps toned by reaching out our arms to others and lifting them up in His name. In return, your biceps will be more impressive in God’s eyes.

Reach out and give someone a hug today. Our arms are God’s arms in action. Tone them by giving love to others. It will tone your soul muscle the best of all.