Just The Movement of the Hand

A home group member told me a story about her early recovery. She was fearful, but it manifested as anger.  While attending a speaker meeting, she was judging the speaker harshly, and her judgment came out when she shared during the meeting. After the meeting was over, knowing my friend was a newcomer, the speaker approached her, lightly touch her elbow, and said, “Please come back.”  That touch of a hand melted her fears and opened up her willingness for recovery. Who knew that movement of the hand so gentle would change her life forever?