A Rescuing Hug

This is a small paragraph taken from one of my favorite books: "I heard a story about a set of twins who were just a few days old. One of them had been born with a serious heart condition and wasn't expected to live. A few days went by and one baby's health continued to deteriorate; she was close to death. A hospital nurse asked if she could go against hospital policy and put the babies in the same incubator together, rather than in individual incubators. It was a big ordeal, but finally one doctor consented to allow the twins to be placed side by side in the same incubator, just as they had been in the mother's womb. Somehow, the healthy baby managed to reach over and put his arm around his little sister. Before long, and for no apparent reason, her heart began to stabalize and heal. Her blood pressure came up to normal. Her temperature soon followed suit. Little by little she got better, and today they are both perfectly healthy childeren. A newspaper caught wind of the story and photographed the twins while still in the incubator, embraced in a hug. They ran the photo with the caption 'The Rescuing Hug.' Friends, sombody needs your hug today. Sombody needs your love. Somebody needs your touch. You may not realize it, but there is healing in your hands. There is healing in your voice. God wants to use you to bring hope, healing, love and victory to people where ever you go. If you will dare to take your troubles, get your mind off your own needs and, instead, seek tobe a blessing to other people, God will do more for you than you can even ask or think." 'Your Best Life Now,' by Joel Osteen Chapt 24, pg 224.