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Imagine Touching Jesus!
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The Gospels often describe crowds of people traveling long distances to experience the miracles of Jesus. Crowds so large and desperate, Jesus expected to be crushed by them - imagine!
How quickly word would spread if Jesus were here with us today, curing the sick and healing the sick of heart. With our technology, word would spread so quickly, Jesus would be crushed during his first appearance! Even if you weren’t sick, imagine touching Jesus! We couldn’t build an auditorium big enough to hold such crowds.
Since, other than the Eucharist, Jesus isn’t with us in the physical sense, the crowds of today are more like large gatherings. Even with the growing popularity of mega-churches and worship halls, there’s no threat of anyone being “crushed” or “pressed upon." The only crushing and pressing that comes to mind are among frantic shoppers on Christmas Eve or mobs of rock fans waiting to get good seats to a Stones concert. How sorry we might see ourselves as we enter eternal life, standing before the beautiful Light of the World crying, “You are the Son of God!” and recalling the hours we spent seeking material pleasures, while Jesus waited in the long line of our life to touch us.
Jesus fulfilled His mission on earth so that we, in the present, can touch Him through faith. He is reserving a front row seat in eternity for each of us. Follow the road to Him and He’ll make the journey short. No crowds, no long lines, no waiting!
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About the Author
Elizabeth Tichvon is a Consecrated Marian Catechist, UCLA Certified Paralegal, Catholic Writer, Blogger, Columnist and Photographer. Always faithful to the Magisterium, she spreads and defends the Catholic faith as a true witness of Christ, confessing the name of Jesus boldly, never ashamed of the Cross. Elizabeth became aware of the need for the New Evangelization while in the three years of her formation as a Marian Catechist and wrote over 100 published meditations on Sacred Scripture from the daily Liturgy of the Word for The Journey, www.daily-meditations.org. In 2006, she created her blog at elizabethtichvon.wordpress.com, and following Jesus' example, now teaches through her own parables so that by sharing her stories through social media, might bring others closer to the heart of Christ. She is a regular columnist at Amazing Catechists and Catholic Lane, and as a Marian Catechist, her spiritual life is the foundation of her writing. In addition to her writings, in 1986 she completed UCLA's Graduate Program With Honors and worked as a Paralegal for 32 years before retiring from Chrysler in 2008. She is now writing and catechizing daily and lives with Mike, her husband of 33 years.
