THE SECOND TOUCH

Inspired by Bishop Purcell N. Brown

Sermon – Chisleu 3, 2011

Touch,

Just a word…. A simple action,

That has from the beginning of time charged mankind

Provoking response, effecting emotion….

A tool of temptation that broke the perfect design….

‘Heed not the fruit of the tree in the garden’s midst’

 But so simple a touch was too hard to resist.

It has written many a destinies

Steered many a paths, given chances, healed many a hearts.

‘If I should but His garment touch, I’ll go and prophecy.’

‘Son of David, have mercy on me,’ was the blind man’s cry…..

Defying reason, and usual impulse – the way it’s often done

Jesus with spittle and one touch, made right a physical wrong

Yet another was needed – one didn’t do much

For his vision was still blurred, he needed the second touch…

The first is just the start, it sets you on your way,

The second does the job and guarantees a righteous pay

Water-washed, the soul remains old, warring with the flesh

Spirit-filled it’s renewed; it has died its carnal death.

At peace with itself and all men, it boasts commitment

 to the plan of salvation

The first touch, ‘Puts us into the church, the second puts

  the church into us’, the words of a wise man

Who with effortless conviction, encouraged in his sermon…..

To be incomplete, we must strive against…..

For wholesomeness is the means to the perfect end.

So, do not settle for the first, it is not enough;

But just….

Reach out your hand and heed the Second Touch.

The End

St. Tashanna Byfield

Sunday, 9:35 p.m.