Devotionals
Years ago, as a choir director, my most faithful tenor failed to show up
one Sunday. After the service, a kindly elderly person came to Betty (the
organist) and said, "Thank you for finally getting the organ fixed."
Even though I work with music (lyrics are usually poetry), and my
deceased brother was a poet, I sadly confess that I am not a devotee of
poetry. But here is a short one that a reader sent to me that hit my start
button:
If I can help somebody as I pass along,
If I can cheer somebody with a word or song;
If I can show somebody he is traveling wrong,
Then my living shall not be in vain.
Vain can be used in several ways -- self-centered or not useful. In either
case, a Christian should not be vain. If our lives count for Christ, then
our lives should be meaningful to others. A self-centered life has to be a
lonely life. If "you" are your main interest in life, you'd better really like
who you are or you'll be terribly lonely and unhappy.
This little verse in Proverbs 19:17 (niv) says a lot: "He who is kind to
the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward him for what he has
done." Helping others is incredibly satisfying -- try it!
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