To Touch or Not To Touch

There was an article in Science Times in early 2010 about the communicative and healing power of touch that became one of the site's most emailed articles.  As the Times noted, touch can ease pain, lift depression and even possibly increase the odds that a team will win.  Researchers discovered that babies who are not held, nuzzled, and hugged enough can stop growing, and if the situation lasts long enough, even die. Jesus understood touch. Today Nancy explores some of Jesus’ interactions in chapter 7 of Mark.