Leper

I have read the story of Jesus and the leper...

I wonder about just who that leper was... who all of the lepers were...

Taken away from society. Taken away from their families.  Separated from the world...

Judged and ostracized...

Freaks...

It makes me wonder just who are the lepers we have today, culturally speaking.

Who do we want to separate from the world?

Is it anyone that might be different than ourselves?  Is it the unlovable?  Is it someone with a dark secret?

What if it's you?

In my own life I have been the freak.

The different...

The unusual.

Could it be that my heart just won't resonate with the most popular lub dub?

Does your heart feel different?

Maybe that only means that it's yours and not someone else's.

Today I embrace the figurative lepers of our world...

I embrace you without cringing.  Without shame.  Without doubt...

I'll touch you, leper...