I sometimes wonder if things have gotten too organized.  We have organized sports, business meetings, to do lists at our congregations, and many other areas of our lives.  I’m quite sure they are well intentioned and needful in many cases.  But in quieter moments I wonder if we can do anything on our own without having a committee or business meeting or someone tell us about a need someone has.  We have eyes to see, but do we see with spiritual eyes?  Do we choose to pretend we didn’t see the need and turn our heads and allow “someone else” to do what we should have done?

“As we have therefore have opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”     Galatians 6:10

“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love, in honour preferring one another; . . .”  Romans 12:10

“Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not.”    ~ Jeremiah 5:21

I remember hearing a sermon where the preacher said if a member had to place his name on their list to see him if he were sick, don’t bother.  And don’t we all secretly feel that way?  If someone has to be told to visit you when you are ill or bring you food if you have no one to help you,  would you rather not be on the “to do” list?  A visit or a card should come from the heart.  It’s not only the Christian thing to do, but courteous of others as well.  And by the way, a card is nice, but food truly helpsl.

“The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world.  There will most likely be no tickertape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor.  But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our encouragement, who will need our unique talents.  Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give.  Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.  It’s overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities there are to make our love felt.”       ~ Buscaglia

“I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.”     ~ Ronald Reagan

Eileen Light