“Oh, give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name;
make known His deeds among the peoples!”
~Psalm 105:1~
Jimmy Dykes is better. He is no longer on the ventilator. Please continue to pray for him and his family.
Melissa S. Johnson asks for prayer for her cousins who are serving in the military and making numerous tours overseas. Their names are Jorge and Manuel.
I got this from my Aunt today in an E Mail…….Please pray for my cousin Manuel (Chacho) Martinez he is 26 years old and this is his 4th time over there. His brother Jorge is back.
Going to Dallas tomorrow to spend the weekend with my baby boy Chacho who is deploying to Afganastan. He will be gone a year. I am having a real hard time with this one. This will be the fifth deployment between Chacho and Jorge. Please pray for us.
| Joyce Murray Besse (November 4, 1963 – July 7, 2010) |
PEOPLE ARE SIGNIFICANT
The author of the following article is unknown to me:
“During my second month of nursing school, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: ‘What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?
“I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
“‘Absolutely,’ said the professor. ‘In your careers you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello.’
“I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.”
When you look at the life of Jesus, one of the things that stands out is the value Jesus placed on people. He didn’t just see everybody as a mass of humanity; he made an effort to know people on an individual basis. And as he came to know them, he acknowledged and met their needs. The gospel of Luke is filled with stories of many of these people and their encounters with Jesus. He was compassionate to the poor, the sick, the hurting, the sinful.
The story of Zacchaeus is typical of so many of Jesus’ encounters: “Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.’ ” (Luke 19:2-4)
People deserve our attention and care, even those people who may seem to be “insignificant” — because of appearance, because of a lack of wealth, because of a handicap, because of their occupation. By the way, do you know the name of the person who cleans your school or workplace? If not, I encourage you to find out.
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Have a great day!
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 