Jesus' hands are kind Hands

A baby’s hands in Bethlehem were small and softly curled.
They reached out tenderly to touch and to embrace the world.
A carpenter’s hands in Nazareth were skilled with tools and wood.
They laid the beams of simple homes and found their labour good.
A healer’s hands in Galilee were stretched to all who came
For him to cleanse their hidden wounds or cure the blind and lame.
Long, long ago the hands of Christ were nailed upon a tree,
But still their holy touch redeems the heart of you and me.

From St. Cuthbert’s News