Being the Hands and Feet of God

Can you seek to do good for all people?

This message from Galatians 6:10 may sound like another nice promise to say when prompted. But do we really understand?

During the recent storms, I began to feel sorry for myself: water in the garage, no nightly TV news, no internet, no light to read by except a dim candle. No air conditioning.

Then I thought, I have so much!

My niece in Indiana had four feet of water on her first floor; she’s now tossing waterlogged keepsakes from her mother. A widowed friend in a flooded area cries out that she doesn’t know what to do.

You may think that social services and insurance can heal these problems, but they only help with things. I already went on two Red Cross Disaster Team visits to single women who had trees fall through their roofs, leaving live wires. We could provide a small debit card so they could get a motel room, but then comes the dawn of a new day. What then?

Our Episcopal Diocese is offering financial help through our donations. Yes, please give to that, but something more is required.

If you are able, could you possibly become a volunteer boots-on-the-ground by joining the Red Cross Disaster Assistance Team? Online training will help you interact with those struck by fires, tornadoes, and floods. You can bring the light of God to their lives by just being present. Go to redcross.org and select Volunteer Connection.