Lean on Me, Our Response to the Greatest Commandment

Lean on Me
Our Response to the Greatest Commandment   
                                    

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Near the end of his earthly life, 

         Jesus was asked an important question.

The Greatest Commandment

22:34-40pp -- Mk 12:28-31

34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"37Jesus replied:   " 'Love the Lord your God       with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'38This is the first and greatest commandment.39And the second is like it:      'Love your neighbor as yourself.'40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

Loving your Neighbor means sometimes you have to go out of your way to help your neighbor.  This video shows just that.  I hope you would do the same for your neighbor.

Click here >> Lean on Me

Many times in our lives we are down and out and need help.  When Jesus spoke, people listened.  When what He said was verified by God by His Resurrection, people understood the Truth. 

 I hope you understand the Truth is in all of Jesus' commands and utterences to and for us.

Thanks be to God

lonnie

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Hidden Opportunities in the Midst of Sorrow...

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 in the Midst of Sorrow
-- A dog of a story?

Matthew 5:47 NRS

“And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?”

Matthew 7:12 NRS

“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.”

It is sad that in the midst of our own sorrow or the sorrow of others we miss or fail to see the opportunity to help someone.

While driving to my home one morning recently, I saw a dog hit by an oncoming car.  To my sorrow, it did not stop, no one else was around and the dog was clearly distressed but alive.

There was nothing to do but stop.  When getting to the dog, still in the road, on coming traffic would soon arrive.  Luckily,  the first two vehicles stopped to help.   As thought, the dog was in deep distress but alive.... barely.

Someone was sent to the closest house, but about the same time a woman came out screaming.  I felt so bad for her and suddenly a feeling of gladness came to me that I and others had stopped.  The owner pulled her car as we were sliding the dog on to a flattened box.  The lady had no idea where a vet was, she had just moved in.

I told her to follow me to the vet.  I did not realize that only her and in her was my opportunity.

The vet staff took the dog directly to their laboratory.  I sat with the lady in a small room as she cried.  I slipped next to her, took her hand, and started praying with her.  While we were praying, the doctor came in and I ended the prayer in a few moments.  The lady was no longer uncontrollably crying.

The doctor talked about the extent of the serious injuries to the dog, head and chest trauma.  It was decision time for the lady on what to do.... she started weeping again.  The doctor left to check on the dog and we talked.  Before she could make a decision, the doctor came back and said, "She (the dog) has made the decision.  She is gone."  Did the lady cry?

Yes, but the heavy sobbing was not there, she had become much calmer.  We went to see the dog for her to say good bye and then left the dog to be buried and went to our cars.  Her crying was quiet now as we talked.

We never realize the comfort we can be to the strangers around us.  I had helped her come to grips of the passing of her best friend.  It matters not that it was a dog.  'Precious' will not be forgotten by the lady, neither will I.

If we do not help the people around us in their stressful times, then what are we here for?!  Stopping was not a "problem", an interruption yes, but it turned into a great opportunity to serve her. 

I feel that I gained the most by stopping to help her.

How many opportunities have I missed to help others and missed the opportunity to help them in their sorrow?   Too many.

Thanks be to God.                                 
     For interruptions.

© Lonnie Coggins        
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