ODB: Emergency Room Fellowship
February 19, 2011
A helping hand can lighten another’s burden.
READ: Galatians 6:1-10
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. —Galatians 6:2
Not long ago, my wife, Janet, and I accepted an invitation to dine with a Christian woman who attends our Sunday school class. In her zeal to prepare a meal for us, she cut her index finger deeply. As we drove her to the emergency room, we prayed for her, and then we kept her company in the waiting room. Several hours later, our friend finally saw the doctor.
After we returned to her home, our hostess insisted we stay for the meal she had prepared. What followed was a great time of lively conversation and spiritual fellowship. While we ate, she shared with us some of the heartaches she had suffered, and how through the ups and downs she had found God’s wonderful grace invading her life.
Later, my wife and I reflected on the unexpected trip to the hospital and the shared fellowship that had resulted. This verse came to mind: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2). By providing support for our injured hostess, she was blessed. Then afterward, she became a blessing to us through her hospitality and a delicious meal.
In retrospect, painful experiences can be a marvelous gateway to rich fellowship as we “bear one another’s burdens.”
— Dennis Fisher
Source: Our Daily Bread
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