Then Jesus, taking pity on him, reached out His hand. And touching him, He said to him: I am willing. Be cleansed. (Mk 1:41)
καὶ ὀργισθεὶς ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἥψατο καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Θέλω, καθαρίσθητι.
Iesus autem misertus eius extendit manum suam et tangens eum ait illi volo mundare.
Lord Jesus does not hesitate to touch our greatest flaws, diseases, and weaknesses. However, it is not a helpless consolation that somehow it will work out, but a touch that changes reality (ἅπτομαι).
