Looking For Compassion

Hebrews 4:14-16

Today was about a story of a leper who was looking for some compassion. He yearned for someone to touch him. He knew everyone loved him and cared for him, he just had a desire to feel their touch. It is something that we can all relate to. That feeling of hopelessness that we sometime feel. The feeling that we want something that is just out of grasp. It feels like our hands are tied and no matter how hard we try we will just never get what we desire. Our desires don't have to be things that are physical, they can be emotions. We just can't touch them. In the Old Testament lepers would be cast away to camps where they were segregated from society. In our current times we can do the same to ourselves. We can cocoon ourselves so that we are untouchable, all the time wanting to experience something that we see as out of reach. In Hebrews we see that if we come with boldness to the throne of grace, that we will obtain it in our times of need. That is reassuring. Today was a day that included self reflection. And when I did that I felt a sense of helplessness. But was quickly reassured that with boldness I can acquire that which I desire.