“I read about how You touched them and they were healed.
Or even if someone just touched your cloak, they were forever changed.
You let a broken women bathe your feet in her tears.
And you washed your best friend’s feet.
I’m just wondering though.. did you ever just hug people?

I mean, I know that it’s a silly question and all. I am sure You would have. Why wouldn’t You have?
But its one of those things that was never mentioned and it got me thinking about it. And about how whenever there was a touch from you sins were forgiven and sickness fell.

I think I’m caught up on my sins.
And last time I checked all my body parts were properly working, I’m nothing special here.
I’m just a kid with a heavy heart, oh these passing sunrises and sunsets.

I don’t think Our encounter would have ended up in Your gospels or anything.
Because all I really need is a hug. And that’s ok for me to imagine right?
That’s not conflicting with any sort of theology is it?
Ok good, then hug me.

But not one of these side-ways, one arm around the neck type hugs.
Or the ghetto right hand clasp fists, elbows to chest, pat-pat on the back-back.
Or the you put your right arm over my left arm, and I put my right arm over your left arm, and we make this weird sort of diagonal thing..
Nah none of those.

BEAR HUG ME MAN!!
Take your old school carpenter arms and throw them over my upper body. leaving my arms dangling. underneath yours. somewhere and I can barely. move them. because you’re squeezing me. so. hard…
But don’t pick me up and make my back pop. Because I hate it when people do that.

And then hold me, hold me here in Your arms until I start to cry because I WANT TO CRY.
But I just can’t seem to do it on my own.
I have been teary eyed once recently, but not even enough for a drip down my cheek.
There’s just hurt in my soul that needs to be purged. So hold me here in this hugging pose until the pain is flowing from my eyes and nose.”

As an awkward huger myself, I love Jamie’s post.

I know you mentioned all ladies, but this post from Carlos Whittaker about the “baby drop box” really got to me. Be sure you watch the video.

http://ragamuffinsoul.com/2013/11/babybox/

On the hug post: Brian are you just assembling views to justify your stance on hugging. Remember real men hug; even in UFC the guys hug after the match.