Have you ever wondered
what you would do
or what you would say
if you met Jesus
face to face?

I know what I would do –
I’d ask Him for a hug.

So many people
in the Gospel stories
were healed
by the touch of Jesus.

I find myself thinking,
“If the woman
who had the haemorrhage
for 36 years
was healed
when she surreptitiously
touched the cloak of Jesus
as He walked by,
imagine how much healing
could come from a hug
if Jesus gave it to me
intentionally?”

That hug
would heal
even the deepest of wounds.
That hug
would take away
all of the pain.
That hug
would make me whole again.

And so I wait
and I live in hope
that some day I’ll meet Jesus
face to face.

© Claire Murray, 3rd December 2014