In her arms, the child grows calm and tension leaves its body. That's an image for the Eucharist. There comes a point, even with God, when words aren't enough. God has to pick us up, like a mother her child. Physical embrace is what's needed.
Skin needs to be touched.
God knows that. It's why Jesus gave us the Eucharist. It is very important therefore that we recognize the importance and legitimacy of both, theology and piety. They aren't in opposition, but a healthy corrective of each other. They are different languages and different energies, one intellectual, one affective.