Touch To Comfort

Touch to Comfort

For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. . . . A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance. A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4-5

ALMOST INSTINCTIVELY in a time of crisis, we hug one another. Why? In a crisis, more than anything, we need to feel loved. We cannot always change events, but we can survive if we feel loved.

All marriages will experience crises. The death of parents is inevitable. Automobile accidents injure thousands each year. Disease is no respecter of persons. Disappointments are a part of life. The most important thing you can do for your spouse in a time of crisis is to love him or her. Especially if your spouse’s primary love language is physical touch, nothing is more important than holding her as she cries or putting a hand on his shoulder as he makes a difficult decision. Your words may mean little to a person who is hurt or in shock, but your physical touch will communicate that you care.

Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that there’s a time for everything, and crises provide unique opportunities for expressing love. Tender touches will be remembered long after the crisis has passed, but your failure to touch may never be forgotten. Physical touch is a powerful love language. In a time of crisis, a hug is worth more than a thousand words.

Heavenly Father, when we face a difficult situation as a couple, help me to reach out to my spouse with loving touch. May my touch bring comfort.

Physical Touch