'Ultimately, all are commissioned. All are called. All belong to the holy order of God's beloved. The hands that pass the peace can pass a meal to the man on the street. The hands that cup together to receive Christ in the bread will extend to receive Christ in the immigrant, the refugee, the lonely, or the sick.
Hands plant, and uproot, and cook, and caress. They repair, and rewire, and change diapers, and dress wounds. Hands tickle gigging children and wipe away tears. Hands rub heaving bellies of big, ugly dogs. Hands sanctify all sorts of ordinary things and make them holy.
Through touch, God gave us the power to injure or to heal, to wage war or to wash feet. Let us not forget the gravity of that. Let us not forget the call.'
Rachel Held Evans
{1981 - 2019}
Weekend blessings as you tenderly touch and faithfully serve ~
Linda
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What a beautiful passage you have shared here with us today, Linda. Yes, our hands can be instruments of peace and healing, and I pray we all choose to use them as such.
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Peace and healing ... yes, that's what we're yearning for.
DeleteThanks for that reminder from Rachel's book. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAmen ...
DeleteThe choice is ours. Blessings on your weekend, sweet friend!
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you, too, friend
DeleteBeautiful post, Linda! Many blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're here, Cheryl ...
DeleteSomeone just recommended her book to me. Beautiful words which entice me to read it for my self!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, My Friend!
It's an 'iron sharpening iron' book for sure ...
DeleteLinda,
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your post, praying that my hands would be a blessing to people today. May I LOOK for opportunities in which I can be the hands and feet of Jesus. Great words to start my day!
Blessings,
Bev xx
Looking for opportunities. That's key, isn't it, Bev ...
DeleteThanks for that gentle nudge. Much needed more often than not, yes?
Thank you for sharing this beautiful quote from Rachel Held Evans. What a wonderful call to service. I needed to read this today.
ReplyDeleteA call to service. Yes, I like how you put that, Laurie ...
DeleteDear Linda, I love this this! Looking at people's hands fascinates me, and when I think about the people I admire/love most I always think of how they used their hands. Thanks and blessings!
ReplyDeleteYour comment makes me smile, Alice, since these are my mama's hands a few years ago ...
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