On my recent travels, I noted a couple holding hands, mostly because it has been an unusual sight, lately. Public displays of affection have come to be uncool, I guess. Then i saw an advertisement that had a couple skating and my thoughts wandered in a similar direction... Having someone to hold hands with, to skate with has many advantages beyond the obvious romantic ones:
: someone to cling to, hold hands with during a firghtening movie or a walk through a rough neighborhood
: someone being there makes us braver, stronger,
: widens our view of the possibilities,
{ presents alternatives when we can't see any
: helps us through the day to day trials and annoyances with cheerful words, helping hands, pleasant distractions,
: someone to lean on, fall back on, offering freedom to take modest risks, knowing that someone else is there to catch us
Faith can sometimes take the place of a romantic partner: God as our our safeguard, our help in troubled times. But faith, too, is stronger shared, and being physical beings, a physical hand to hold can go along way in helping us take that first frightening step on the ice.
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