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A man with leprosy[a] came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.Matthew 8:2-3

It could well be argued that there are two life changing events in this passage.

We tend to focus on the second one – the healing.

But did you notice what Jesus did alongside the healing?
He touched him.

Even though He could have cured the man with just an uttered word, Jesus went to the trouble to make contact with the un-contact-able.

Potentially, for years, this man would have gone without human contact due to his disease.

But Jesus touched him.

How would the world be different if the church, including you, went to the trouble of reaching out and making contact with those whom society say should be left alone?

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