Yeah! It's A Thing!
But Why!?! Isn't That What We All Do
With Friends, Acquaintances And The Like, Chari!?!
What I Want To Know Is
Why There Is That Particular Modifier '"Platonic" Appended!
Well, Let Me Tell You About It, Brown Girl!
As I Understand It, This Desire For Platonic Physical Contact
Comes About A Result Of One Being Rendered "Touch Starved"
After The Breakup Of An Intimate Relationship!
Really, Colly!?!
I Kid You Not, Bramble!
So Whose Fault Is That!?!
That's A Very Good Question, Youme!
So Who Has The Answer!?!
I'll Take A Stab At It
But You May Not Like The Answer!
Alright, Bamsee!
Let's Hear What You've Got!
We Are Christians, Right!?!
Of Course We Are!
And We Are, Or Should Be
In A Committed, Intimate, Relationship With Our Lord Jesus!?!
Of Course We Are!
That's The Foundation And The Backbone
The Head And Belly If You Will, Of Being A Christian!
Nice Point, Phensic!
Sooo, When You Are In This Committed And Intimate Relationship With The Lord
How Do You Have Or Preserve And Grow Your Relationship!?!
Come On, Bamsee! That's An Easy Question!
So What's The Easy Answer, Bramble!?!
As If You Don't Know
We Reverently Say Our Prayers
Enthusiastically Sing Praises To His Holy Name
And Deliberately Read Or Listen To His Word
And Lovingly Think On And Speak About Him
As We Remember His Goodness To Us
And His Sacrifice For Us!
That's A No-Brainer!
So What Would Happen If, No, When We Neglect
To Do All Of Those Things
Noted In Your "No-Brainer" Answer, BRAMBLE!
Bamsee, Like In Any Intimate Relationship
The Gentle, Gradual, Erosion Of The Intimate Points Of Contact
Turns That Relationship Into Something Platonic
But With A Nasty Twist Called "Friends With Benefits"
That Is Decidedly One-Sided ...
Until ... The Relationship ...Ship Sails
... To Parts Unknown!
And ...!?!
In Hindsight, And With Regret, And Sorrow
Recognizing Our Sin Against Our Soul, Our Self
And The Savior Of Us All
We, Touch-Starved ...!
... Did You Have To Use That Horrible Phrase, Chari!?!
Yes, Brown Girl!
And, As I Started To Say
Instead Of Going Back To Jesus
We, Stubborn, And Resistant To Truth - Just Like King Saul -
And The Calling Of The Holy Spirit
We Turn To Yearning For What Cannot Satisfy!
We Turn To Seeking Out Platonic Physical Contact
Aka Contact Without Commitment
Aka A Berth, A Work-Station In The Devil's, The Deceiver's Workshop!
Dear God, Help Us All!
You've Turned This Whole Platonic Physical Contact Touch-Starved Thing
Into An Indictment Against Us!
Yes, Youme!
I Told You That You Wouldn't Like The Answer!
You Did And I Don't BUT Facts Are Facts
And Reality Bites
The Pain Of Separation Hurts
And Truth Elevates!
So, Are We Going To Do Right And Get Your Wrong Things Righted
So That We May Live In The Light Of Him Who Is Our Peace!?!
Do You Remember That Song, "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul, Let Me To Your Bosom Fly!?!
Yes, Brown Girl!
Let's Sing It!
AMEN!!!
Peace!
