Maybe you’ve heard the story about the little boy who went to school and his teacher asked, “So tell me class, what interesting event happened to you this week?” To why the little boy raised his hand and said, “My Daddy fell into a deep well.” “Oh my!” said the teacher, “Is he alright?” To which the little boy replied, “He must be because he quit crying for help yesterday.”

Friends, every day we find ourselves in the company of people who are hurting, in trouble, and in overt and covert ways are crying out for help. Therefore, I have two questions: 1. What have we done to answer those cries for help? 2. Have we incorrectly assumed that just because the cries have stopped that the problem has vanished?

Remember, being a Christian is much more than having the right answers to biblical questions. It’s also making oneself available to be used by Jesus to reach out to a hurting world with a healing message. Let’s be sure we share the love of Christ with our words and our deeds.

“By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35).

— Steve Higginbotham