The Kingdom in a Hug

Yesterday I saw Jesus. He was clothed as the principal of Grace’s school and he was giving one of her classmates a hug. As I watched I thought “There’s Jesus comforting a troubled boy”. As the day wore on my thinking returned to this incident and, I admit, I wondered whether the man was trying to compensate for having to discipline the boy earlier but when I replayed the scene I saw Jesus wanting to take on the boy’s troubles.
Today I asked God that if appropriate could I tell the man what I had seen. When the opportunity presented I said to him, “I saw Jesus yesterday”. A conversation ensued and he seemed grateful. I too am grateful for an opportunity to give encouragement.