Connecting With Suffering

"And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward." (Matthew 10:42)

There is so much need around us that it is easy to get hardened to it. As the misfortunes of others pile up in our minds, we are forced to tune them out in order to make it through the day. And the result is that we don’t help anyone. In our efforts to manage the floodgates of suffering we tend to close them off completely.

Imagine the suffering that Jesus saw on a daily basis. Once He was known as the healer, He was surrounded with sickness, suffering and death. Each day He had to get up knowing that He would experience great suffering. He did not always heal. But many times He had compassion on people even when there were other things that needed His attention.

Think about the last time you closed your mind to manage the suffering around you. If we are to take the words of Jesus seriously in the passage above, we know that we cannot afford to avoid the suffering in this world. We have to connect with those who are hurting. The key is to be walking with Jesus so that you will know when He wants to use your voice and hands to be involved.

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"Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions. It is by our actions that we know we are living in the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before the Lord." (1 John 3:18-19) 

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Prayer Requests

Please prayer for our ministry partners in Tenali, Bangalore, and Kolkata as they put on their community Christmas programs. May God's Word not return void. 

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