My two-year-old granddaughter Scottie Jayelle ran up to me the other day and was crying about her toe hurting. I said, like any “Pops” (Grandfather) would, “Do you want me to kiss it?” She shook her head up and down. I picked her up in my arms, placed a gentle kiss on her big toe. Then asked, “Is it all better?” she said, “Yesh.”
In the New Testament, it was customary for Christians to greet one another with a holy kiss. (Rom. 16:16) This was a sign of love and acceptance. Kisses of respect, were very common during the times of Christ. Of course, the most famous kiss of all, was the kiss of betrayal by Judas Iscariot, when he kissed Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, to identify Christ, just prior to his arrest and crucifixion. (Matthew 26:48)
Kisses have the power to comfort, to cheer and encourage another. I’m not suggesting you should start kissing everyone that you know, but there are certain people in your family that could use this expression of love. Your kiss could heal a “bobo.” It could calm a fear, or it could simply say, “’I love you,’ ‘Thank you,’ or ‘You matter to me.’”
The word of the day is kiss. Who are you going to kiss today?