Why the Most Important Things are the Hardest to Say.

The question, “How are you doing?” is a disjointed phrase in light of modernity. What could be the most important question we can ask one another is often perceived as the most perfunctory in society. However, the social convention we can adopt and glean wisdom from through Jesus’ encounter with the man with leprosy is one that carries seismic implications and enormous impact. To create the space and the time to say the most important yet difficult things come in the form of small gestures - ones that are touched with love and rife with understanding.