There is a myth involving a rabbi from a tiny Jewish community. On the eve of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), the congregation had assembled in the synagogue, but when it was time for the most significant ritual of the Jewish year to start, the rabbi was nowhere to be found.
A young mother went home to check on her young daughter, whom she had left asleep, during the delay. She was shocked to see the rabbi holding the child in his arms, sitting comfortably in a chair. On his way to the synagogue, he had passed by her house while on foot. He had heard the baby screaming and stopped to assist. The infant dozed off while being held by him.
The example of this rabbi and Jesus' love for people have a message for us (Mt. 9:18–26). We frequently lose our sense of sympathy for others in our hurried and busy lives because we become preoccupied with our own worries. No matter who they are, whether they are little children, parents, or senior believers, we must take the time to watch and respond to each person.
Take the time to grasp the hand of an elderly believer, console a weary mother, or rock a kid to sleep somewhere in the midst of all the demands on you as a servant of Jesus Christ.
Great opportunities to serve are rare because children constantly surround us. What a blessing it is to be a tool of grace that He can employ whenever, whenever, and however He pleases!
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