What does love look like?
A third grader from Franklin Elementary School was once given a project. The teachers instructions were clear, "Draw a picture of God." This project would help develop the creative art of students. The little third grader began right away while others simple chatted with peers and wondered with courious thought. When the assignment was turned the pictures were put on display. Many drew pictures of flowers that represented God as a creator. Some drew images of create colors and abstract art representing God as unique. But one drawing depicted an obvious broken down car along the road. It pictured a family standing nearby while a man was seen working on a flat tire. "Who is the man changing the tire?" the teacher asked. "It is God!" came the reply. "Yea!" he added, "Just last week our car got a flat tire. Mommy was crying and I prayed, 'God, can you help us?' And he came and fixed the car for free!"Clearly a good samaritan came to their rescue in their time of need. But the impression left on the young third grader was that God cared enough to lend a helping hand. Perhaps today you are God's worker for someone in need. Your actions clearly convey LOVE in terms everyone can understand.
Matthew 22:37 -- "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
What is one thing that you can do today that demonstrated love to people in need?
posted by Rev. Rick Carder '87 / ' 03 @ 8:58 AM
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