A hug is the perfect expression of love.
The experience of being held, of holding, brings the warmth of human affection and that most precious of gifts, security. The security of feeling that one person has your best interests at heart. Paradoxically, the hug is also the moment when we are most vulnerable. The being held, holding, may be moments when we may feel manipulated, used, powerless.
The human story of Jesus Christ is the perfect expression of love, love that proves human love is of God. The human need to love and to be loved, the need for warmth, affection, to be held.