RESPONDING TO SOMEONE IN NEED

RESPONDING TO SOMEONE IN NEED As Christians In the 21st century ONE of the things We are called upon To do Is that when We see a need We are to FILL IT BE FILLED with compassion That is exactly What our master And teacher did In the 7th chapter Of Saint Luke's gospel ALL PRAYERS Do NOT come with words “WHEN the Lord Saw her He was moved With pity for her And said to her 'DO NOT WEEP'” Luke 7:13 Jesus saw a NEED And filled it Because he was filled With compassion Nain was An insignificant town A few miles south Of Nazareth But it became IMMORTALIZED Because of the MIRACLE That Jesus worked there A widow's son died And she is now vulnerable Because she has No family member To look out for her “The Lord Is CLOSE to the brokenhearted And SAVES those Who are CRUSHED in spirit” Psalm 34:18 And that is what we too HIS disciples and apostles Of this modern day world ARE called onto do BE CLOSE To those in need RESPOND To those in need COMFORT those in need “May your UNFAILING LOVE Be my comfort” Psalm 119:76 The story Of the widow Nain SHOWS that God Shows that Jesus PERCEIVES our DEEPEST longings Knows our deepest pain So whether it be Someone who has lost SOMEONE/or something Dear to them Someone sick In the hospital Or in pain STEP UP And perceive a need RESPOND to someone In need today SOMETIMES-in prayer WHEN we step forward On our own NO WORDS are necessary Robert P. Wallman 9-16-14 Ps INSPIRED by an article in Living Faith Magazine by Sister Melanie Svoboda, S.N.D. 10-19-14 12-20-14 10-22-15