Improper People

“At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, ‘Who touched my clothes?’ ” – Mark 5:30 It’s remarkable how often our desire to be proper stands in the way of our dreams, our goals, our miracles, and the things we long to achieve—even a touch from God. The need to fit in, whether it’s being socially acceptable or, for my generation—millennials, Gen X, or Gen Y—being “cool,” can become an obstacle in our relationship with God. It can even stand between us and our miracle. Sometimes, we have to let go of propriety to move forward. Think about it: it wasn’t considered proper to crawl, or for the bleeding woman to touch a man in those days, especially a rabbi. In David’s day, it wasn’t considered proper for King David to dance. It wasn’t proper for people to shout