December 04
Helping When We Can
If I, then, as your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
John 13:14-15 (KJV)
It was a cold December morning and Julie Visconti was running late. She was having “one of those days,” and as she hurried to get to her new position, life threw her a curve.
On her way to work her cell phone chirped its familiar greeting as she maneuvered through the slow, heavy traffic. It was Justin! Finally, her oldest son, an Army Airborne soldier, was back from Iraq! She came to life. She hadn't seen her son in two and a half years, and finally, after a year-long deployment, his air assault unit had returned. Exciting news … until he continued.
“Mom, I want you to hold your breath ... I just got word … they’re sending me back.”
As she arrived for work, Julie's emotions were all over the place. She had so wanted to see her son and to see him home safe. She was devastated. She had to talk to someone, so she called Jennine, a loving sister in Christ and a good friend. Jennine heard Julie’s cry for help.
While Julie dealt with the double whammy of her demanding nursing job and the shocking news from her son, Jennine got busy. She took the one cell phone number Julie had given her and turned it into gold—contacting a network of love and support.
Church friends, ministry mates, and long ago acquaintances all rallied together. When Julie ended her shift some seven hours later, Jennine informed her that Julie and her younger son had plane tickets to the east coast and would spend a week with Justin before he redeployed.
It was a great week back East, and to Julie it seemed a miracle, but to her spiritual family, it was a pleasure—their chance to follow the example of Christ. Their joy to serve the needs of another.
You and I can serve too. Each and every day, we have opportunity. And today, right now, we can pray for Justin and for another safe return—to the arms of his loving family.
Father, more and more, help us catch this vision of Christ: stepping in and helping when we can. Amen.
Helping When We Can
If I, then, as your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
John 13:14-15 (KJV)
It was a cold December morning and Julie Visconti was running late. She was having “one of those days,” and as she hurried to get to her new position, life threw her a curve.
On her way to work her cell phone chirped its familiar greeting as she maneuvered through the slow, heavy traffic. It was Justin! Finally, her oldest son, an Army Airborne soldier, was back from Iraq! She came to life. She hadn't seen her son in two and a half years, and finally, after a year-long deployment, his air assault unit had returned. Exciting news … until he continued.
“Mom, I want you to hold your breath ... I just got word … they’re sending me back.”
As she arrived for work, Julie's emotions were all over the place. She had so wanted to see her son and to see him home safe. She was devastated. She had to talk to someone, so she called Jennine, a loving sister in Christ and a good friend. Jennine heard Julie’s cry for help.
While Julie dealt with the double whammy of her demanding nursing job and the shocking news from her son, Jennine got busy. She took the one cell phone number Julie had given her and turned it into gold—contacting a network of love and support.
Church friends, ministry mates, and long ago acquaintances all rallied together. When Julie ended her shift some seven hours later, Jennine informed her that Julie and her younger son had plane tickets to the east coast and would spend a week with Justin before he redeployed.
It was a great week back East, and to Julie it seemed a miracle, but to her spiritual family, it was a pleasure—their chance to follow the example of Christ. Their joy to serve the needs of another.
You and I can serve too. Each and every day, we have opportunity. And today, right now, we can pray for Justin and for another safe return—to the arms of his loving family.
Father, more and more, help us catch this vision of Christ: stepping in and helping when we can. Amen.
posted by Craig Soderquist at 6:59 AM
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