Here for you.
October 27, 2012
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Matt 19:26, 1 Peter 4:9, Philippians 4:5-7
Matt 19:26
“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
1 Peter 4:9
“Offer hospitality to each other without grumbling…
...and if anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provided.”
Philippians 4:5-7
“Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus Christ.”
I’m here for you…
Really?
All the time?
Through trouble, nightmares, illness, loss, exams
mourning, pregnancy, birth, redundancy, divorce
death
life…?
Twenty-four/seven?
We hear it so often -
I’m here for you.
But to really mean it!
That’s a hard ask
and prone to human frailty
and judgment.
Could it be, sometimes, less about the ‘doing’
(my default setting)
and more about the ‘being’?
Being constant
ready to be called on
available to listen, to comfort, to encourage,
to sustain, to uphold.
But how can I do this?
Even Jesus couldn’t be there
all the time
not even for his disciples,
never mind
the surging crowds of urgent needy.
Yet, Lord, it does have the ring of something
that you would want from us
for others.
But I think there is only One
who can, and is,
there for us always.
And that’s You, Lord.
So maybe, to be there for others,
I need You.
Not me busily doing what I think best
trying to be everywhere and all things.
Sometimes ‘being there’ for others
can really be more about me
than them!
No, I need to be with you.
I need strength and guidance
from You
through me
for the neighbour the acquaintance the friend
the family,
for the stranger.
Prayer. Not my last resort when the going has got too tough
but my first resource for direction before I start
and for guidance on the way.
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written by Ginni Auld
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